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Rachel Klein has been appointed as Executive Chef at Mandarin Oriental, Boston

Chef Klein arrives at the hotel with 18 years of culinary experience, most recently as Executive Chef of Aura and Tamo Bar at the Seaport Hotel. After garnering much praise in her previous positions in New York at Savoy, The Screening Room and Anissa, Chef Klein received critical acclaim for the opening of X.O. Café and Lot 401 in Providence, Rhode Island. Locally, Chef Klein’s accomplishments include opening Om Restaurant and Lounge in Harvard Square.

Alain Negueloua has been appointed as General Manager at Mandarin Oriental, Boston

Mr Negueloua is a veteran hotelier with over 25 years of luxury hospitality experience. He rejoins Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group after six years as General Manager at Meadowood Resort in Napa Valley, California. Prior to this, during his nine year career with Mandarin Oriental, Mr. Negueloua held a variety of senior management positions, including Resident Manager and General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco, and General Manager of The Mark, New York. Before joining Mandarin Oriental, Alain gained over 13 years of managerial experience with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts. As General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Boston, Mr Negueloua succeeds Susanne Hatje, who has relocated to Mandarin Oriental’s corporate office in San Francisco to take up her new role as Group Director of Residences.

Karambir Kang has been appointed as General Manager & Director, Taj Hotels The Americas at Taj Boston

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has appointed Karambir Singh Kang as general manager of Taj Boston, the landmark hotel at Arlington and Newbury streets overlooking the Public Garden. In addition, he has been named Area Director, Taj Hotels -- The Americas. In these dual roles, Kang will oversee all operations at Taj Boston and also ensure Taj luxury brand standards for the company’s other U.S. hotels, The Pierre, A Taj Hotel on New York’s Central Park, and Taj Campton Place on San Francisco’s Union Square.

Andrea K. M. Foster has been appointed as Vice President at PKF Consulting USA

PKF Consulting USA (PKFC), a management consulting firm specializing in the hospitality industry and a division of Colliers International, today announced that Andrea Foster has rejoined the firm as vice president in the firm’s Boston office. Foster will oversee private sector engagements as the director of hospitality services, New England, as well as serve as the firm’s spa and lifestyle expert as national director of spa consulting USA.

Kierie Heim has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Hyatt Regency Boston

Heim received her Bachelor of Science degree in hotel, restaurant and institutional management from Mercyhurst College. Heim’s Hyatt career started in 1998 at Hyatt Regency Oakbrook as a corporate management trainee for the sales department. After completing her CMT program in ‘99, Heim was promoted to sales service manager at Hyatt Regency O’Hare, where she later transitioned to meeting connections manager. In 2001 Heim was promoted to major market sales manager at Hyatt Regency Islandia in San Diego. After three years in San Diego, Heim transferred to Grand Hyatt New York where she held the title of senior sales manager, then associate director of sales.

Michael Medeiros has been appointed as General Manager at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston

Mr. Medeiros has been with Sonesta for over 18 years. Prior to accepting this position, he was Director of Operations at the Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans. During his tenure with Sonesta he was Director of Food & Beverage at Sonesta hotels in New Orleans and Miami, and Director of Conference Management at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston. Mr. Medeiros successfully completed Sonesta’s fast-track management program.

Ben Hasty has been appointed as Chef de Cuisine at The Colonnade Hotel

Having apprenticed with some of the nation’s most celebrated chefs, Hasty has stayed true to his New England roots in the positions he has held at such esteemed restaurants as Hugo’s in Portland, ME; Arrows Restaurant in Ogunquit, ME; The Dunaway Restaurant in Portsmouth, NH; and most recently, Epoch Restaurant and Bar located at the Exeter Inn in Exeter, NH.

Catherine Kent has been appointed as Director of Hotel Sales at Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston

Catherine Kent has been named director of hotel sales at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston. In this role, she will oversee group, transient and catering sales, and conference services for the property. The Royal Sonesta offers 22,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and 400 luxurious guest rooms at its location on the Charles River in Cambridge. Ms. Kent has extensive experience in sales and marketing, most recently as director of sales and marketing for the Radisson Hotel Boston. She is active in several professional organizations, including membership in NEBTA, GBCVB and Boston Chamber of Commerce.

Christopher Holbrook has been appointed as Hotel Manager at InterContinental Boston by IHG

Holbrook joins the InterContinental Boston effective March 10, 2010. With more than 14 years of hotel management experience, Holbrook transfers to the InterContinental Boston from the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco where he served as Hotel Mangaer for this world-renown 550-room luxury property. He joined InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in November 2007 as Executive Assistant Manager for the InterContinental San Francisco and successfully opened this 500-room luxury property in early 2008. Holbrook started his career in 1996 with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts? specifically at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco where he worked as the Assistant Executive Housekeeper. From there he moved to Hyatt Regency in San Francisco as the Assistant Front Office Manager and later as the Front Office Manager for the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, Calif.

Rachel Moniz has been appointed as General Manager at The Liberty Hotel

For the past year, Moniz has served as the hotel manager, overseeing operations of the hotel, including rooms, food & beverage, property operations and special events. In her new role as general manager, Moniz’s duties will also include owner relations, developing the hotel’s strategic direction, and project management. Before joining The Liberty, Moniz worked at the Sheraton Boston, the St. Regis in Aspen, the W San Diego as director of operations, and she opened the Ivy Hotel as hotel manager. During her three-year tenure as hotel manager at the Ivy, Moniz built the infrastructure of the hotel’s operations team and managed day-to-day hotel business and guest relations.