28-year-old Colm Daly has taken on the role of Hotel Manager at Leonardo Hotel Derby, bringing with him over eight years of experience within the Leonardo Hotels group across Ireland and the UK.
Faycal Bennani will be joining the Jurys Inn team from the Hampton by Hilton Waterloo and taking over as Interim General Manager of Jurys Inn Derby. Bennani brings with him extensive experience from previous roles at IHG and Accor, along with a knowledge of the Derby market from his time as General Manager of the Hampton by Hilton Derby City Centre. Bennani will officially step into the role on September 6th.
David Livingstone, previously of Jurys Inn Sheffield, has been appointed General Manager of Jurys Inn East Midlands Airport. The hotel, conveniently located a short distance from the airport terminal, is currently undergoing a £3.5 million refurbishment program to transform the hotel. After a number of years of successfully running Jurys Inn Sheffield, Livingstone will be bringing his expertise to the East Midlands Airport hotel; helping to guide the refurbishment to completion and focusing on developing the Jurys Inn brand.
The wait is over! In June 2014, the Neighborhood-Lifestyle brand, pentahotels, opened their new hotel in Derby, the most centrally located city in the UK. With this opening, the pentahotels group adds a fifth hotel to its portfolio in the United Kingdom.