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Joe Garciaros has been appointed as Director of Human Resources at SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills (The Luxury Collection)

Joe joins the SLS from the Viceroy Hotel Group where he has spent the past 9 years in various positions within the Company. Joe began his hospitality career at the Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Airport as the Director of Human Resources. Joe was promoted to work for Corporate as VP of Human Resources before realizing that working in the field was his true passion. Most recently, he was the Regional Director of Human Resources overseeing hotels in Los Angeles and Palm Springs. Joe has been based at the Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica for the past 5 years and is familiar with Starwood Hotels and Resorts as a Property Service Culture Trainer.

Starwood
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Michael Platt has been appointed as General Manager at Viceroy Santa Monica

Michael’s previous experience includes a vast travel and client services background. He has held executive level operational positions at hotel groups such as St. Regis Beverly Hills and the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. In the past, Michael has lent his expertise to rebrand luxury properties and streamline operations, while simultaneously increasing revenue and guest satisfaction.

Viceroy
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Xavier Moulin has been appointed as General Manager at SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills

Moulin brings more than 15 years of international hospitality management experience to SLS Hotels. Most recently, Moulin served as Director of Operations at sbe, managing hotel assets, developing new projects and continuing to contribute to the expansion of the company’s hotel brands SLS Hotels and The Redbury. Just prior, Moulin joined sbe in September of 2010 as opening General Manager of The Redbury @ Hollywood and Vine. In the first year, Moulin and his team collected prestigious awards such as Conde Nast Traveler "Hot List" and Travel + Leisure "It List," in addition to bringing the property into seven months of 90% occupancy and record-breaking revenues. Prior to his tenure with sbe, Moulin created and operated his own restaurant in Sonoma in 2006, followed by various management positions with companies such as Raffles (L'Ermitage Beverly-Hills), Sonoma Spa Resorts, Monte Carlo based Société des Bains de Mer as well as Starwood (The St. Regis Los Angeles),

sbe
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Chris Bradford has been appointed as Wine Director at Culina, Modern Italian at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

As a third-generation Angeleno, Bradford has cultivated more than ten years of experience working in various avenues of the Los Angeles hospitality industry. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts Degrees in both history and political science from Claremont McKenna College, and completing the Wine Professional Certificate Program from Irvine Valley College, Bradford began his professional wine endeavours as area sales manager with Fairest Cape Beverage Company in Irvine. Since then, he has developed diverse wine programs at venues such as Bouchée Restaurant and Wine Merchants in Carmel, Cetrella in Half Moon Bay and AnQi by Crustacean in Costa Mesa – racking up accolades such as multiple Wine Spectator “Best of Award of Excellence” and Wine Enthusiast “Ultimate Award of Distinction.” Bradford honourably serves as a member of the Society of Wine Educators and a judge at the Los Angeles International Wine Competition.

Four Seasons
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Edward Costa, Jr. has been appointed as General Manager at The London West Hollywood

Costa heads to Los Angeles after three decades of hospitality work on the East Coast. Prior to joining The London West Hollywood, he served as executive director of food and beverage for the legendary Waldorf Astoria New York, overseeing 800 employees and 40 managers. During his first year of tenure, the property enjoyed a $1.8 million increase in profits over the prior year. Previous positions include director of operations/hotel manager for the Regent Boston at Battery Wharf, partner and general manager of the downtown restaurant, lounge and wine bar Vinalia, manager of the luxury five-star Boston Harbor Hotel, among other management work in Massachusetts. Costa was named among “40 Under 40” Top Business Professionals by Boston Business Journal.

The London West Hollywood
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Las Vegas Sands Corporation CEO Michael A. Leven has been named Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS)

Leven is a veteran hospitality executive with more than 50 years in the business who holds a distinguished and well-recognized record of success. Prior to joining the Las Vegas Sands Corporation, he was the president/CEO of U.S. Franchise Systems, Inc., a company he founded in 1995 that developed and franchised the Microtel Suites and Hawthorn Suites hotel brands.

AH&LA
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Amy Commans has been appointed as General Manager at Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel

Commans has received multiple awards and accolades for her leadership roles in the hospitality industry. She was voted “Manager of the Year” by the San Fernando Valley Business Journal in and “Woman of the Year” by the Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce in 2003. Among, Commans’ many professional alliances, she is an active member of the Network of Executive Women in Hospitality (NEWH) and sits on the Boards of Support for the Kids, Pepperdine University and Los Robles Hospital. Commans’ formerly served a 22-year tenure as the General Manager of the Westlake Village Inn in California, where she oversaw major renovations and expansion projects. She has also held leadership roles at Marriott Hotels in Century City and Woodland Hills, California.

Luxe Hotels
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Charlie Hines has been appointed as Managing Director at Loews Hollywood

He returns to Loews Hotels after a brief retirement. His most recent role as Managing Director at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel earned him accolades within Loews Hotels including the Chairman Award for leadership, Good Neighbor Award for local philanthropy and Hotel of the Year award for overall performance. Hines, a former captain in the United States Air Force, opened the Hyatt Regency in Chicago in the role of Human Resources Director and served as the Pre-Opening General Manager for The Ritz Carlton Hotel in South Beach, Florida. Previous posts include Area General Manager for Marriott Hotels in Los Angeles, where he oversaw multi-brand sales and marketing efforts for 10 hotels, and General Manager Positions for Marriott in Boston, Philadelphia and Hartford, Conn. An active community leader, Hines has served as a board member for Destination Marketing Organizations throughout his career in markets including Miami, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Hartford, Conn. including leadership roles as Chairman of the Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association and Chairman of the Sales Committee and Marketing Committee for the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Loews
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Janice Snowden has been appointed as Area Director of Sales & Marketing at The Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air

Edward A. Mady, regional director, West Coast, USA for Dorchester Collection and general manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel, has named hospitality executive Janice Snowden as area director of sales and marketing for The Beverly Hills Hotel and Hotel Bel-Air . In this role, Snowden assumes leadership responsibility for properties' leisure, group and catering sales, as well as advertising, public relations, e-commerce, revenue management and social media programs.

Dorchester
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Stephane Lacroix has been appointed as Director of Food and Beverage at Hotel Bel-Air

Acclaimed restaurant leader and wine director Stephane Lacroix has been named Director of Food and Beverage for Dorchester Collection’s newly-transformed Hotel Bel-Air. Lacroix now oversees food and beverage operations at the re-opened property, encompassing its highly-rated Wolfgang Puck restaurant, the beautiful Terrace, The Bar, In-Room Dining and Banquets/Social Celebrations in The Garden Ballroom, Palm Room and Swan Lake-adjacent Lawn.

Dorchester
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Marcus Mueller has been appointed as General Manager at Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel

Mueller’s experience spreads across many international borders. He has held leadership roles at luxury hotels in the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States. Prior to joining Luxe Hotels, Mueller was Director of Rooms at Hotel Bel Air, Front House Manager at the Connaught Hotel in London, England and Duty Manager at the Excelsior Hotel Ernst in Cologne, Germany. Mueller received his diploma in Hotel Management from the College for the Hotel, Restaurant and Brewing Trade in Munich, Germany and is a member of several industry organizations including Amicale International de Chefs de Reception et Sous Directeur, United Kingdom and of Golden Keys (Clefs d’ Or), Germany.

Luxe Hotels
Los Angeles, California, United States