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Kevin Croke has been named Sales and Marketing Executive of The Year at HSMAI Greater New York Chapter

The Greater New York chapter of the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has named Kevin Croke as the Sales and Marketing Executive of The Year for 2009. Croke is one of eight individuals being recognized for outstanding work and dedication to the sales and marketing profession. He will be honored at a black tie gala awards ceremony on June 11, 2009 at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center in New York. As Director of Sales and Marketing for The Roosevelt Hotel NYC, Croke is responsible for the overall sales and marketing efforts for this 1,015-room midtown hotel that boasts more than 30,000 square feet of meeting space. With more than 18 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Croke, of West Orange, NJ, has been with The Roosevelt Hotel since 1999. He is responsible for developing new business and industry partners, as well as maintaining and increasing hotel revenues. Prior to joining The Roosevelt Hotel, he was director of sales and marketing at the 561-room 4 star Millennium Hilton Hotel in New York. During that time he orchestrated revenue strategies amounting to annual sales of over $50 million.

HSMAI Greater New York Chapter
New York, New York, United States
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Stephane Becht has been appointed as Executive Chef at The Pierre (a TAJ Hotel)

Celebrated for his ability to create innovative culinary programs in diverse luxury settings, Chef Becht's 29-year career features a veritable who's who of award-winning destination dining in Europe, the U.S. and the Caribbean at noted restaurants, luxury hotels and a fleet of cruise ships, including the Michelin-starred Taillevent, Lucas-Carton, Auberge de L'ill and La Couronne in France; La Grenouille in New York; L'Orangerie in Los Angeles; The Ocean Club at the One and Only Resort, Bahamas, and the Delano in Miami.

The Pierre (a TAJ Hotel)
New York, New York, United States
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Persida Mitic has been promoted to Government Sales Manager at The New Yorker Hotel

In her new position as government sales manager, Mitic will coordinate and maintain relationships with Federal Government, New York State and New York City meeting and transient government traveler clients which The New Yorker Hotel can now actively pursue since it has received its FEMA certification following the installation of a state-of-the-art, life-safety system. Mitic first joined The New Yorker Hotel team in 2005. Prior to accepting this position, she was the assistant to the hotel's director of sales & marketing, a role Vargas has moved into.

The New Yorker Hotel
New York, New York, United States
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Alistair MacLean has been appointed as Managing Director at The NoMad Hotel

igned by internationally-acclaimed interior decorator Jacques Garcia, The NoMad Hotel will be the city’s first LEED-certified renovated hotel, and will bring a new identity to this currently unidentified area in the heart of Manhattan. Positioned on a historic block of Broadway at 28th Street, The NoMad Hotel is slated to open in winter of 2009. With almost 20 years of experience in the luxury hospitality industry, MacLean has joined The NoMad Hotel after a successful tenure as Director of Operations of Andre Balazs Properties, which included the roles of General Manager/Partner at Sunset Beach Hotel on Shelter Island, New York, and General Manager of The Raleigh Hotel in Miami. While with Andre Balazs Properties, MacLean was also responsible for overseeing additional boutique properties which included The Standard Hotel, located in Downtown Los Angeles, Sereno Beach Hotel, located in Saint Barthelemy, and the opening of New York City’s Hotel QT. MacLean began his career working with the Savoy Group of Hotels and Restaurants in London, England where he had participated in its world-renowned five-year management training program. While with the Savoy Group, MacLean trained with distinguished hotels including Claridges, The Savoy, The Berkeley and The Connaught. He later moved to the famed Ritz Hotel, London, where MacLean was responsible for ensuring the efficiency of front office operations and guest services. MacLean later relocated to Saint-Tropez in the South of France, where he began as Assistant Restaurant Manager of Hotel Le Yaca and, ultimately, was named General Manager, responsible for overseeing the 16th century, 27-bedroom, five-star boutique hotel.

The NoMad Hotel
New York, New York, United States
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Ronan Henaff has been appointed as General Manager at The Setai, New York

Prior to the opening of The Setai, New York, Henaff will direct, manage and oversee the launch of all operations at the property. Henaff and his executive team will launch the opening of SHO Shaun Hergatt restaurant, The Setai Club and The Setai Spa featuring Daniela Steiner. The restaurant, which is open to the public, will ready be in February 2009. The exclusive club and spa, which will cater to the most discerning “who’s who” of Manhattan, is scheduled to open in March 2009. With 16 years of hospitality experience, Henaff has an extensive record of achievement in hotel and restaurant management in New York City, California and Paris, France. Prior to joining Cipriani Club 55 Wall Street, he served as the Director of Food and Beverage at the Carlyle Hotel in New York City as well as the Food and Beverage Manager for the Ritz-Carlton in New York, San Francisco and Marina Del Rey, California. Under his management his restaurants and hotels, at his various positions, Henaff has won “Best New Restaurant of the Year” by four major publications, including Departures, Travel and Leisure, Esquire, Zagat Survey and has won the prestigious “5 Star Diamond Award 2003” from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences. Henaff received his Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel and Food Administration from the world-renowned hospitality school Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne in France.

The Setai, New York
New York, New York, United States
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Justin Bogle has been appointed as Executive Chef at Gilt Restaurant at The New York Palace

Bogle has already established himself as a culinary force, having collaborated with Gilt’s former Executive Chef Christopher Lee since 2004 when they worked together at the Striped Bass in Philadelphia. Bogle went on to join Lee at Gilt where he’s served as Executive Sous Chef since 2006. A graduate of The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia, Bogle has worked in other renowned Philadelphia restaurants including Alma de Cuba. He is currently in the kitchen and his contributions to Gilt’s menu will continue to evolve. David Carmichael will carry on as the Executive Pastry Chef, continuing to complement Bogle’s brilliant savories with his vibrant and inventive style. The front of the house staff will continue under the leadership of Restaurant Director Christopher Day who has also built one of the most ambitious restaurant tea programs in the country, offering 65 selections and a wide variety of seasonal and limited special offerings.

Dorchester
New York, New York, United States