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Sonia Lefevre has been appointed as General Manager at The Langham, Sydney

Sonia Lefevre has been appointed general manager of the newly rebranded The Langham, Sydney, formerly known as The Observatory Hotel. With 15 years of solid experience as a sales and marketing specialist for international luxury hotels, Lefevre will play a pivotal role in leading The Langham, Sydney’s team to raise the hotel’s profile, drive sales and marketing initiatives and ensure the delivery of quality products and enchanting hospitality to guests. Prior to joining The Langham Sydney, Lefevre was the hotel manager of The Langham, Hong Kong for two years.

Langham
Sydney, Australia
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Simon McGrath has been appointed as CEO, Australia at Accor

Simon joined Accor in 2005 as General Manager, Sofitel Reef Casino Cairns and was later appointed Regional General Manager, overseeing all hotel operations in Northern Australia and Western Australia in addition to his role at the Sofitel. Simon’s career has allowed him to work in Thailand, Malaysia, Hamilton Island, Ayers Rock, Gold Coast, Cairns and Sydney. Resorts feature as a key element of Simon’s background; having worked at Ayers Rock Resort and Hamilton Island Resort in Executive roles. In December 2006 Simon McGrath was appointed to the position of Vice President Australia responsible for all Accor’s Australian hotels and in March 2012 Simon was promoted to the role of Chief Executive Officer for Accor Australia.

Accor Asia
Sydney, Australia
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Anston Fivaz has been appointed as Executive Chef and Food & Beverage at Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa

Emirates' luxurious Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa is pleased to announce the appointment of Anston Fivaz as Executive Chef and Food & Beverage Manager. Anston brings over 23 years of international culinary arts experience to the resort and fine dining menu. Before joining Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Anston worked on more than 28 exciting restaurant concepts and projects in the Gulf region, including Bussola, West 14th, Barasti, Hunters Room & Grill, and The Dhow; and opened his own signature restaurant Retro in Dubai.

Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa
Sydney, Australia
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Paul Nicolaou has been named Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Australian Hotels Association (NSW)

Former Liberal Party fund-raising boss, Paul Nicolaou has been appointed the next chief executive officer of the Australian Hotels Association (NSW). He will take up the position in January 2012 taking over from current CEO Sally Fielke, who announced her resignation in September. Nicolaou, a married father of two, is a former executive chairman of the Millennium Forum, the primary fund-raising vehicle for the NSW Liberals. He was also the Liberal candidate for the NSW seat of Pittwater in the 2005 State Election. He is the current managing director of a corporate advisory firm and serves on a number of Boards including The Gut Foundation and The Centennial Parklands Trust Foundation. The former Waverley College student also has a Master of Commerce degree. Nicolaou said in a statement today that he was looking forward to the challenge of representing the State’s hotel industry.

AHA
Sydney, Australia
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Abigail Muprhy has been appointed as Marketing Manager at InterContinental Sydney

IHG is pleased to announce the appointment of Abigail Murphy to the position of Marketing Manager at InterContinental Sydney. Abigail brings with her extensive marketing experience having managed the brand overhaul of Choice Hotels Europe in the UK, and redesigned and relaunched the Choice Hotels’ website which resulted in bookings tripling on the site within the first 6 months of it going live.

InterContinental Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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Abigail Murphy has been appointed as marketing manager at InterContinental Sydney

InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) has appointed Abigail Murphy as marketing manager at InterContinental Sydney, Australia. Murphy previously managed the brand overhaul of Choice Hotels Europe in the UK. Also joining the Sydney hotel is Alison Henrici as business development manager - Corporate. Henrici previously was in a similar role at Shangri La Sydney and in her new role she will manage a portfolio of corporate accounts and business travel agents and be responsible for securing additional corporate clients and generating corporate meetings leads.

InterContinental Sydney
Sydney, Australia
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Accor Global President Heads Line Up of 70 Speakers for ANZPHIC 2011

The largest ever collection of accommodation industry CEOs and other senior executives to appear at an event in the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific region, has been announced for ANZPHIC 2011 - the main annual event on the hotel industry calendar - and its pre-event, the inaugural Serviced Apartment Summit. The two conferences will be held from 22 to 24 June 2011 in Sydney. For details visit www.anzphic.com

The Hotel Events Company Pty Limited
Sydney, Australia
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Daniel Fueglister has been appointed as General Manager at Swissôtel Sydney

Daniel’s most recent appointment prior to joining Swissôtel Sydney was at Swissôtel Le Plaza, Basel in Switzerland as General Manager. A Swiss national, Daniel brings with him over 30 years of extensive operational and hotel management experience through his varied postings throughout Switzerland. Holding an MBA from the Graduate School of Business Administration (GSBA) Zürich, Daniel’s career began at the Hotel Metropol, St. Gallen in Switzerland, followed by various operational and management work experiences in several renowned hotels in Switzerland such as Hotel Chesa Guardalej in St. Moritz, Hôtel du Rhône, Genève; Posthotel, Weggis; Parkhotel Zug and Hotel Saratz, Pontresina.

Swissôtel
Sydney, Australia