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Mike DeFrino has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants

InterContinental Hotels Group completed its $430 million acquisition of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, the company announced Friday. Following the acquisition, first announced in December, IHG now counts the 62 Kimpton hotels as part of its portfolio of more than 4,700 hotels. Additionally, Kimpton on Friday announced that COO Mike DeFrino has taken over as Kimpton's CEO. Former CEO Mike Depatie, along with a few other Kimpton top executives, now is managing KHP Capital Partners, which handles real estate investments that include 30 percent of Kimpton's portfolio and pipeline.

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Sergio Olenich has been appointed as Banquet Manager at InterContinental San Francisco

Newly appointed to the role of Banquet Manager at the InterContinental San Francisco, Sergio Olenich brings more than 20 years of experience around the globe to the team. Following a degree in Service and Management from culinary school in Italy, Olenich worked in a number of hotel and restaurant positions throughout Italy, Austria, and Germany, working both front-of-house and back-of-house. His first position in San Francisco was as Restaurants Manager for the Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, where he supervised four outlets including the restaurant, cocktail bar, sports bar and room service. He joined the InterContinental Hotels Group team as an Assistant Banquet Manager at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins before stepping into a Banquet Manager role at the Westin St. Francis. For the last six years, he has worked for the InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco as an Assistant Banquet Manager.

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David Valencia has been appointed as Front Office Manager at InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco

InterContinental Mark Hopkins Front Office Manager David Valencia has nearly ten years of guest service and front office experience across three and four-star hotel brands. Prior to joining the InterContinental Mark Hopkins team in 2012, Valencia was based in Southern California, working as Front Office Manager for the Crowne Plaza in Ventura, Front Office Supervisor for the Hyatt in Westlake, and Guest Service Coordinator at the Marriot in Westlake. In addition to day-to-day operations, Valencia’s responsibilities include brand loyalty, social media monitoring, training, and more. He was named “Manager of the Quarter” at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins in October 2014 and currently serves on the hotel’s safety and community committees.

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San Francisco, California, United States
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Jaap Boelens has been promoted to Assistant Director of Food & Beverage at The InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco

Jaap Boelens brings almost a decade of experience working within the food and beverage industry to his new role as Assistant Director of Food & Beverage at the InterContinental San Francisco. Boelens first joined the InterContinental Hotels Group team in 2007, working as Food & Beverage Outlets Manager at the InterContinental Los Angeles in Beverly Hills. He later held positions at the InterContinental London Park Lane and InterContinental Houston before moving to San Francisco as the Director of Outlets and later Food & Beverage Operations Manager for the iconic InterContinental Mark Hopkins. In his new role at the InterContinental San Francisco, Boelens will oversee all food and beverage operations, including the Michelin-star Luce restaurant, Bar 888, banquets, room service, and more.

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San Francisco, California, United States
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Cheryl King has been appointed as Director of Human Resources Director at InterContinental Mark Hopkins

Seasoned Human Resource professional, Cheryl King joins the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco with more than 16 years of experience demonstrating leadership in human resource consulting and management. Before stepping into her new role as Human Resources Director at InterContinental Mark Hopkins, King managed all human resource activities for The Scarlet Huntington Hotel in San Francisco, which included the Scarlet Huntington’s Big 4 Restaurant and Nob Hill Spa. Prior to joining the hospitality industry, King held a number of human resources positions at companies throughout the San Francisco Bay Area from telecommunications companies to private consulting firms. King is a member of the Society of Human Resource Management as well as the Northern California Human Resource Association.

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San Francisco, California, United States
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Danny Gorden has been appointed as Director of Finance at The InterContinental Mark Hopkins

Danny Gorden brings over twenty two years of experience working as a strategic financial leader for multi-property environments and hotels within the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) portfolio to his new role as Director of Finance at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco. He first started working with the company in 1992 becoming Controller in 1994, taking part in the rebranding of the Harvey Hotel in Addison, Texas to a Crowne Plaza property. He later led the Crowne Plaza through the same transition in Dallas, before assuming the role of Area Director of Finance and Accounting for three Dallas area hotels. He later held Director of Finance and Accounting roles at the InterContinental Hotel in Houston and the Crowne Plaza Suites in Dallas before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, accepting a position as Director of Finance and Accounting at the Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf and Holiday Inn Express Fisherman’s Wharf, where he spent the last three years.

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San Francisco, California, United States
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Maarten Drenth has been appointed as General Manager at InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco

Maarten Drenth brings more than 25 years of global hospitality experience to his role, with the majority of his career taking place at InterContinental Hotels Group locations around the world. As the new General Manager of the Mark Hopkins, Drenth will oversee all aspects of the hotel’s operations and is responsible for financial performance of the property, reporting directly to Peter Koehler, Area Director Northern California and General Manager of InterContinental San Francisco. His early career began at the InterContinental Miami while completing his studies at the Institute for Hospitality Management in the Netherlands. Over the course of eight years, he worked a number of roles including Room Service Manager, Restaurant Manager, Junior Assistant Director of Food and Beverage, and Assistant Director of Food and Beverage. He was also the recipient of a “Manager of the Year Award” and “Manager of the Quarter Award” from the hotel. An opportunity to step into a larger role on the food and beverage side of hotel management led him to the InterContinental Stuttgart in Germany and later the InterContinental The Willard, Washington D.C. as Director of Food and Beverage before returning to the InterContinental Miami in the same role. The opportunity to take on a similar position and gain experience under a different hotel brand took him to Spain as Executive Assistant Manager for the Hotel Ritz Madrid, a five-star luxury hotel featuring 169 rooms, a gourmet restaurant, conference center, and more. After a year on property, Drenth returned to the InterContinental Hotels Group, moving to Brazil and later Slovakia as General Manager for the InterContinental São Paolo and Crowne Plaza Bratislava, respectively. Prior to joining the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, Drenth spent the last four years as General Manager with the InterContinental Buenos Aires, a 309 room luxury destination featuring multiple restaurants, a health club and spa, and conference center. During his time on property, the hotel received two consecutive InterContinental Hotels Group “Torchbearer Awards” and the InterContinental Hotels Group “Quality of Excellence Awards” for outstanding guest satisfaction and guest reviews. It also received its Green Globe certification, making it the first hotel in Argentina to be internationally recognized for its sustainable hotel practices.

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San Francisco, California, United States
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Yael Rosenwald has been promoted to Senior Sales Manager at InterContinental San Francisco and InterContinental Mark Hopkins

Senior Sales Manager Yael Rosenwald joined the InterContinental Hotels Group team in 2011 as a Sales Manager for both the InterContinental San Francisco and InterContinental Mark Hopkins, working with close to 1,000 sleeping rooms and over 62,000 square feet of meeting space. Prior to joining the team at the InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco, Rosenwald was a Conference Concierge at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco and Event Coordinator for Alicia K Designs, also in San Francisco. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Sociology from University of California, Davis as well as a certificate in Event and Meeting Planning from San Francisco State University. She is currently a member of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) and the International Special Events Society (ISES).

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San Francisco, California, United States
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Nick Noble has been appointed as Guest Relations Manager at InterContinental San Francisco

Nick Noble brings nearly ten years of experience in the hospitality industry to his new role of Guest Relations Manager at the InterContinental San Francisco. Noble’s early experience in hospitality comes from both bellman and purchasing clerk positions at the Quail Lodge Resort & Golf Club in Carmel, CA. He later took on more responsibility with a Front Desk Agent position at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins and a role as Night Audit Supervisor at CordeValle, A Rosewood Resort in San Martin, CA. The two positions he later held as Front Office Supervisor at the InterContinental Clement Monterey and Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa in Sausalito, CA set him up for his new position as Guest Relations Manager with the InterContinental San Francisco team. Noble holds a Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Communication from California State University Monterey Bay and a certificate in International Business from City College of San Francisco.

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San Francisco, California, United States
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Estrella Navarro has been appointed as Sales Manager at InterContinental San Francisco and InterContinental Mark Hopkins

Sales specialist Estrella Navarro brings a strong international background and an understanding of customer service, sales and event planning to the position of Sales Manager. Prior to joining InterContinental San Francisco and InterContinental Mark Hopkins team, Navarro worked for InterContinental Madrid, where she strengthened her expertise across the Food & Beverage and the Sales & Marketing sectors, holding positions including Food & Beverage Coordinator, Groups Coordinator, and Conferences and Events Operations Manager. Navarro began her global career in hospitality in Spain while attending the University of Sevilla where she earned a degree in Business Management and Tourism Management and later a MA in Communication, Event Management & Protocol from the University of Cambridge. She has also held positions with Meliá Hotels International and Hotel Eurostars Isla Cartuja prior to joining the InterContinental Hotels Group.

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San Francisco, California, United States