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Shawn Hauver has been appointed as Managing Director at NYC Landmark Hotel, The Knickerbocker

The New York City landmark hotel The Knickerbocker, located at the edge of Times Square and near Bryant Park, announces the appointment of Shawn Hauver as the new Managing Director. In this role, Hauver will be responsible for driving overall operations and guest satisfaction of the luxury hotel’s 330 guestrooms, signature restaurant and bar Charlie Palmer at The Knick, rooftop bar St. Cloud, ground level café, Jake’s and 2,200-square-foot event space.

Catherine Medrano has been appointed as Executive Chef at Loews Regency New York Hotel

Loews Regency New York Hotel is pleased to announce the appointment of Catherine Medrano as Executive Chef. In her new role, Chef Medrano oversees daily operations for The Regency Bar & Grill, the hotel’s signature restaurant and home of the famed “Power Breakfast”, as well as In Room Dining. In addition, she is responsible for menu development, training staff, supervising culinary presentations and ensuring exceptional experiences for the restaurant and hotel guests.

Paul Sposare has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing, New York at sbe Hotel Group

sbe Hotel Group, the Los Angeles-based leading lifestyle hospitality company that develops, manages and operates award-wining hospitality venues, announces the appointment of Paul Sposare as Area Director of Sales & Marketing for The Redbury New York and SLS Park Avenue. In his new role, Sposare will provide strategic leadership for the continued evolution of sbe Hotel Group’s award-winning hotels, overseeing all of the marketing and sales efforts for the two new hotel locations opening in 2016 in New York City. Under Sposare’s guidance, sbe Hotel Group plans to transform the Martha Washington Hotel into The Redbury New York, a 256-room destination in early 2016.

Andrew Tilley has been appointed as General Manager at INNSIDE New York NoMad

Meliá Hotels International, Spain’s leading hotel chain, is pleased to announce Andrew Tilley as the General Manager of its first New York property, INNSIDE New York NoMad. A veteran of the hospitality industry, Tilley has more than 30 years of experience as an international hotelier, working exclusively with Meliá Hotels International since 2010.Most recently within Meliá Hotels International, Tilley acted as General Manager of Meliá Nassau Beach, the company’s first hotel in the English speaking Caribbean located on the famed Cable Beach in the Bahamas. Previously, he was General Manager of the Gran Meliá Golf Resort Puerto Rico where he was nominated for the Worldwide Hospitality Awards Best General Manager in the Luxury/Upscale/Palaces category in 2012.

Sandra Lamey has been appointed as Spa Director at Trump SoHo® New York

Trump SoHo® New York, the neighborhood’s only AAA Five Diamond rated hotel and home to the first authentic luxury hammam in New York City, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sandra Lamey as spa director of The Spa at Trump SoHo. Having managed some of the country’s most luxurious spa facilities, Lamey brings a wealth of industry experience that she will use to oversee the 11,000 square foot spa, including all day-to-day operations, develop marketing strategy, create new programming and managing all staff. Lamey brings to the Spa at Trump SoHo 15 years of experience including her most recent position as director of spa at Omni Bedford Springs in Bedford, PA, where she oversaw management and spa operations of the 30,000 square foot facility with 15 treatment rooms, a salon and 55 employees. Additionally, Lamey was the spa operations and acting director at the Rosewood Crescent Hotel in Dallas, TX, and the lead massage therapist and supervisor at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas.