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Lesliann Kuhn has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Fairmont Vancouver Airport

Craig Reaume, General Manager, The Fairmont Vancouver Airport is pleased to announce the appointment of LESLIANN KUHN as Director of Sales and Marketing, effective January 9, 2012. Returning to the hotel which she helped open in 1999, Lesliann brings over twenty three years of experience to the role. Lesliann joined Canadian Pacific Hotels and Resorts in 1990, at what is now The Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, spending four years there before moving to a Regional Sales role in Calgary in 1994. After three years in Calgary she then ventured north to Edmonton, as Business Travel Sales Manager at The Fairmont Hotel Macdonald. In 1999, Lesliann became part of the very successful opening team of The Fairmont Vancouver Airport as Senior Sales Manager. Lesliann was with The Fairmont Vancouver Airport until 2001 when she transferred to The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver as Director of Business Travel. Most recently, Lesliann has been Director of Business Travel for the three downtown Vancouver Hotels, The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, The Fairmont Pacific Rim and The Fairmont Waterfront. Lesliann is a member of the Association of Corporate Travel Executives; she was recognized by the association as Volunteer of the Year in 2010. Lesliann holds a Graduate Certificate in Destination Development from Royal Roads University.

Fairmont Vancouver Airport
Vancouver BC, Canada
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Leigh Roszell has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Radisson Hotel & Suites

A hospitality professional with 18 years of experience, Ms. Roszell joins the Niagara Falls Radisson hotel from the Greater St. Catherines Accommodation Partners, where she held the position of director of sales for the past three years. In conjunction with the Tourism Department of the City of St. Catherines, Ontario, Roszell was a liaison between hotel and area tourism partners, working to sell the city to corporate and association clients. In this role, Roszell was also directly responsible for selling seven branded hotels and space at the convention centre. Leigh’s previous experience includes three years as the director of sales and marketing for the Four Points by Sheraton Mississauga Meadowvale in Mississauga, Ontario and ten years as the director of sales and marketing for the Four Points by Sheraton St. Catherines Niagara Suites in Thorold, Ontario. During this time, Roszell also held a chairman position with the Ontario Marketing Co-operative where she was responsible for an annual business plan, budget and marketing plan for eight hotels in Ontario.

Buffalo Lodging Associates
Niagara Falls, Canada
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Chef Ken Nakano has been appointed as Head Chef at Rosewood Hotel Georgia

A Vancouver native of Japanese heritage, Chef Nakano’s cuisine is ingredient driven, first and foremost. Largely raised on traditional Japanese cuisine, he developed an early appreciation for seasonal, local, homegrown ingredients as a result of foraging and fishing excursions with his family. Culinary traditions and local ingredients inspired his mother’s cooking and continue to influence his style today. Chef Nakano graduated with honours from the Culinary program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and began his career at the Delta Pacific Resort and Conference Centre. Upon completion of his apprenticeship and Red Seal, he travelled to Singapore with Crystal Cruise Lines as Dining Room Chef. After returning to Canada, Chef Nakano joined the Delta Vancouver Airport Hotel as the Banquet Chef and was chosen for the opening team of the Delta Sun Peaks Resort; he later returned to the Delta Vancouver Airport as Executive Sous Chef. In 2006, he was appointed as the Executive Sous Chef of the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, where he has since enjoyed the abundance of fresh, local ingredients and building direct farm-to-table relationships with suppliers.

Rosewood Hotel Group
Vancouver BC, Canada
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Ralf Strub has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer at Bellstar Hotels & Resorts

Bellstar Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the promotion of Ralf Strub to President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). “Ralf Strub’s promotion to President and COO recognizes his leadership in structuring and positioning Bellstar Hotels & Resorts for further growth and making it even more successful in its operations,” said Ed Romanowski, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bellstar Group Inc.

Bellstar Hotels & Resorts
Calgary AB, Canada
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Genenvieve Dumas has been named General Manager at Fairmont Le Château Montebello

Most recently Dumas held the position of General Manager at the Marriott Residence Inn and Hilton Homewood Suites in Mont-Tremblant. Prior to taking on her GM role in Mont-Tremblant in 2009, Geneviève held various positions within Fairmont Hotels & Resorts such as Director of Operations and Interim General Manager at the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, as well as the Interim General Manager, Director of Operations, Rooms Division Manager, Executive Housekeeper, Sales Manager and F&B Manager over the course of her 12 years stint at Fairmont Tremblant.

FRHI
Montebello, Quebec, Canada