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Helena Suarez has joined Rosewood Hotels & Resorts as Director of Global Sales

Helena Suarez has been appointed Director of Global Sales for Rosewood Hotel Group. Helena will be based at the Global Sales office in London, managing the UK Leisure Market (high-end retail agencies & wholesalers). "We are delighted to have Helena join the the Global Sales team and share her extensive experience in the travel industry" says Thuy Tranthi Rieder, group vice president of sales and marketing of Rosewood Hotel Group. "Her background in the UK and European markets will complement our growing portfolio of properties". Helena brings more than 17 years of experience in the travel industry, in the UK and European markets. She started her sales & marketing career with COMO Hotels & Resorts, following this Helena has held positions with Oberoi Hotels & Resorts and Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group for 6.5 years where she specialised in the high-end UK leisure market, working closely with new hotel openings and championing the launch of their Fan Club Program in Europe. Most recently, Helena held a position as Director, Luxury Sales for Fairmont, Raffles and Swissôtel, acquired in 2016 by Accorhotels, responsible for promoting their upscale and luxury brands, managing a portfolio of 500+ hotels, private homes and villas. Helena was awarded an honours degree in hospitality management from Les Roches International School of Hotel Management and has recently attained a certificate from Cornell University. Originally born in Sweden, Helena has lived in Belgium, Spain, Thailand, Italy and UK and is fluent in three languages, English, Spanish and Swedish.

Rosewood Hotel Group
London, United Kingdom
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Kate Nicholls has been named CEO at UKHospitality

Overwhelming support from ALMR and BHA members yesterday triggered the creation of UKHospitality, a strong, united voice for the hospitality sector. UKHospitality will be the voice of a sector that generates £130bn revenue each year, providing an authoritative voice to over 700 member companies, operating 65,000 venues in a sector that employs 2.9 million people. The association will spearhead hospitality"s representation on the strategic, structural and regulatory issues it faces, campaigning for policies to help the sector achieve further growth as a key driver of the UK economy.The Board of UKHospitality will be led by Kate Nicholls, CEO; Nick Varney of Merlin Entertainments, Chair; and Steve Richards of Casual Dining Group, Deputy Chair. Ufi Ibrahim, Chief Executive of the British Hospitality Association, has decided to pursue other interests after eight successful years with the organisation.

UKHospitality
London, United Kingdom
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Aaron Phillips has been appointed as Conference & Events Operations Director at Hilton London Metropole

Joining Hilton London Metropole as Conference & Events Operations Director, Aaron Phillips has 23 years" experience working in hospitality and events. Having graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Telecommunications, Aaron began his hospitality career specialising in audio-visual at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. In 2005, Aaron became the Senior Banquet Manager at Chicago Renaissance Downtown, before becoming Conference & Banqueting Department Head at Chicago Marriot O"Hare in 2008. Having headed the conference & banqueting operations at several leading hotels in US cities, Aaron moved to the UK in 2014, joining the Royal Horseguards Hotel as Meetings and Events Operations Manager. Married with a young daughter, in his spare time Aaron enjoys spending time with his family, cooking and watching films.

Hilton
London, United Kingdom
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Burak Aktekin, has been appointed as Director of Finance at Hilton London Metropole


With a degree in Tourism Management from Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Burak Aktekin has 14 years" experience within the tourism sector and eight within financial management roles for large hotels. In 2013, he joined Hilton as Assistant Director of Finance at Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Cente, before becoming the youngest Director of Finance for the hotel, one of Hilton"s largest properties, in 2015. During his time at the hotel, Burak led the pre-opening financial operations, hiring and training all staff, managing a team of 15 finance personnel and playing an integral part in the hotel being awarded "Overall Best Performance in EMEA Region" for Hilton. Burak joins Hilton London Metropole from Hilton Doha, where he was Director of Finance and responsible for creating a financial Shared Service Centre, for Hilton"s three exisiting hotels and eight upcoming hotels in Qatar. Outside of work, Burak has a keen interest in photography, basketball and table-tennis.
On joining Hilton London Metropole, Burak Aktekin said, "I"m honoured to be joining the team at Hilton"s largest hotel in Europe, and I look forward to using my experience to help drive the hotel"s continued success and performance."

Hilton
London, United Kingdom
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Onur Avkan, has been appointed as Director of Front of House Operations at Hilton London Metropole


With a diploma in Tourism Administration from Istanbul University and a BA in Business Administration and Management from Anatolian University, Onur Avkan has more than 20 years" experience within the hospitality sector. Having overseen the pre-opening and ongoing operations for Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Centre, Onur has taken the leadership of various departments. In 2016, Onur moved to the UK to become the Front of House Manager for Hilton London Gatwick, overseeing a team of 70 across the Front Desk, Executive Lounge, Switchboard and Concierge departments. In his spare time, Onur enjoys travelling and playing the guitar.

Hilton
London, United Kingdom
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Dimitris Manikis has been appointed as President and Managing Director for the EMEA region at Wyndham Hotel Group

Industry veteran joins the world"s largest hotel company as President and Managing Director for the EMEA regionWyndham Hotel Group, the hospitality giant with an unparalleled global portfolio of more than 8,400 hotels, today announced the appointment of Dimitris Manikis to the role of President and Managing Director for Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa (EMEA). He will be based at the company"s London offices.

Wyndham
London, United Kingdom
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James Berry has been appointed as General Manager at Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express at London Heathrow Terminal 4

The Arora Group today announced a series of new appointments within its hotel management team. Yousif Al-wagga will join the Group as General Manager Renaissance London Heathrow; Ryan Nicholls will move from his role as General Manager of Renaissance London Heathrow to become General Manager of flagship Sofitel London Heathrow and James Berry, currently General Manager of Sofitel London Heathrow has been appointed General Manager of the two new hotels the 304 bedroom Crowne Plaza and the 457 bedroom Holiday Inn Express due to open at London Heathrow Terminal 4 in late summer. The appointments are illustrative of Arora"s commitment to retaining and nurturing talent and come amid a period of significant growth for the company. As well as a new luxury country house hotel and spa that is being built on the site of Savill Court Hotel, Arora Group currently has over 1,100 bedrooms in development, including the four-star deluxe Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express at London Heathrow Terminal 4, and the Hilton Garden Inn at London Heathrow Terminal 2.

Arora Group
London, United Kingdom
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Ryan Nicholls has been appointed as General Manager at Sofitel London Heathrow

The Arora Group today announced a series of new appointments within its hotel management team. Yousif Al-wagga will join the Group as General Manager Renaissance London Heathrow; Ryan Nicholls will move from his role as General Manager of Renaissance London Heathrow to become General Manager of flagship Sofitel London Heathrow and James Berry, currently General Manager of Sofitel London Heathrow has been appointed General Manager of the two new hotels the 304 bedroom Crowne Plaza and the 457 bedroom Holiday Inn Express due to open at London Heathrow Terminal 4 in late summer.

Arora Group
London, United Kingdom
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Yousif Al-wagga has been appointed as General Manager at Renaissance London Heathrow

The Arora Group today announced a series of new appointments within its hotel management team. Yousif Al-wagga will join the Group as General Manager Renaissance London Heathrow. Yousif joins Renaissance London Heathrow from Apex Hotels, where most recently he was Joint Managing Director, having previously been Group Operations Director and prior to that was General Manager in the City of London property.

Arora Group
London, United Kingdom