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Jean-Baptiste Laglace has been appointed as General Manager at Belmond British Pullman

Belmond has announced the appointment of Jean-Baptiste Laglace as General Manager for UK luxury day train, Belmond British Pullman. Jean-Baptiste Laglace re-joins Belmond's Trains & River Cruises following a year as Regional Food and Beverage Director in Peru; responsible for the food and beverage in the company’s five hotels and Belmond Hiram Bingham train. Prior to that Jean Baptiste held the position of Train Manager on board the company’s iconic Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. Prior to joining Belmond, Jean-Baptiste studied Hotel Management in Switzerland and has worked at some of the world’s most celebrated hotels overseeing Food and Beverage in Morocco, Japan, Hong Kong, France and the USA. Originally from Bordeaux, France, Jean-Baptiste is fluent in four languages and is a certified scuba diver, as well as being an ex-competitive snowboarder. Now living in London with his fiancé and their black pug, Elvis.

Belmond
London, United Kingdom
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Greg Ward has joined Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts as Vice President Sales - Europe

Prior to this appointment, Greg was group sales and marketing director at the private investment holding company, TDA Capital. Greg brings to Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts an extensive international background with an emphasis on luxury sales and marketing. Having trained in the United States with Omni Hotels & Resorts, he then went onto specialise in the luxury hospitality sector in London, where he has remained for the past 20 years. During his career, Greg has also held senior positions at Westin Hotels & Resort, Rafael Hotels, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and the von Essen Hotel Collection.

Shangri-La
London, United Kingdom
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David Sassoon has been appointed as Account Director EMEA at BridgeStreet Global Hospitality

With more than 10 years of industry experience in the Serviced and Corporate Housing sectors, David Sassoon joins the BridgeStreet team as an account director for EMEA. Armed with a wealth of experience in the London property, hospitality and short-let industries, David has worked with a number of multinational corporate clients at the highest level and has an in depth understanding of corporate relocations and short term housing requirements. David is an instrumental point of contact for key clients in providing effective solutions to national and global accommodation needs.

BridgeStreet
London, United Kingdom
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Julie Steadman has been appointed as Account Director EMEA at BridgeStreet Global Hospitality

Spending her entire career in the travel industry, Julie Steadman joins BridgeStreet as an account director for EMEA. Predominantly working within the corporate sector, Julie initially worked with TMCs, then heading up the sales teams for airlines Finnair, Air France and bmi British Midland, managing the relationships for major TMCs and corporates. Most recently, Julie headed up the Trade Sales Team at Merlin Entertainments managing the third party relationships for Thorpe Park, Legoland Windsor Resort and Chessington World of Adventures Resort.

BridgeStreet
London, United Kingdom
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Marc Thornton has been appointed as Regional Director of Sales EMEA at BridgeStreet Global Hospitality

Joining the team as Regional Director of Sales, Marc Thornton brings more than 20 years of experience in international sales management, with substantial experience of leading growth strategies in a diverse range of corporate and consumer travel organizations. Prior to BridgeStreet, Marc was Head of Sales & Distribution of Monarch Airlines, where he oversaw all aspects of sales and distribution in both the U.K. and Europe relating to maximizing the sales revenue. Before his career at Monarch Airlines, he had senior management roles at American Express, Hertz, Dollar Thrifty Europe and EasyCar.com.

BridgeStreet
London, United Kingdom
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Anna Hodgins has joined Marriott London County Hall as Director of Sales

Anna Hodgins joins the Marriott London County Hall as Director of Sales. She is making the short trip across the capital from her previous role at Marriott Grosvenor House.hort trip across the capital from her previous role at Marriott Grosvenor House. Anna graduated with a combined BA in International Tourism Management and Events Management in 2006. Whilst she was at university she worked at the Marriott Grosvenor House on a voluntary basis in the events department.

Marriott
London, United Kingdom
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Rudloff Marion has been promoted to Manager - Review Services EMEA, Partnerships at TripAdvisor

Marion RUDLOFF IMHI 2005 has been promoted to Manager - Review Services EMEA, Partnerships TripAdvisor, UK. She is now looking after both Business Development and Account Management activities with Hotel Chains, Online Reputation Management companies, Guest Satisfaction Survey Companies in EMEA. Prior to that Marion was Business Development Manager - Partnerships - Hotel Chains, EMEA for the same Company.

ESSEC IMHI
London, United Kingdom