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Thomas Doyle has been appointed as General Manager at Clayton Hotel Chiswick

Thomas Doyle has been appointed general manager of Clayton Hotel Chiswick ahead of the completion of an impressive refurbishment and extension project at the hotel costing over £20m. London-born Doyle joins the four-star standard, 227-bedroom hotel and conference centre from Jurys Inn, where he worked his way up to becoming general manager of the company’s Islington property. Further appointments to the management team include head chef Gaurav Puri. Gaurav previously worked at Claridge’s as a sous chef. His career has also included positions at The Berkeley, The Langham London, and with the Gordon Ramsay Group.

John Seaton has been appointed as International Managing Director at Cendyn®

Cendyn®, parent company of hospitality and event industry technology leaders Cendyn/ONE™ and Cendyn Arcaneo®, is expanding its global operations and appointing London, England-based John Seaton as International Managing Director to support the continuously increasing international demand. With Cendyn's innovative, cloud-based SaaS platforms currently used by 30,000 clients in 143 countries, the company is pleased to announce the opening of a new office in Singapore, with plans to debut eight additional office locations across the globe in 2016.

Brenden Carlton has been appointed as Key Account Manager - MICE at Rotana Hotel Management Corporation

Carlton will be overseeing and driving activity across the MICE segment. Prior to his appointment with Rotana, Carlton excelled as sales manager at SHL Hotels where he was responsible for driving targeted sales activity, generating a profit of over £100,000 a month on acquiring new business. With almost a decade of experience under his belt, Carlton will focus on implementing a key account base and growing revenues in the MICE segment for Rotana.

Roy Simes has been appointed as Area Director of Sales – United Kingdom, Ireland & Scandinavia at Rotana Hotel Management

As area director of sales, Simes will be heading the regional sales team based in London to grow revenues in the leisure and business travel sectors. A South African native, Simes has over 16 years experience honed in the international hospitality industry having served as director of sales at prestigious hotel groups, including: Hilton Worldwide, Corus Hotels and Laura Ashley Hotels. At Rotana, Simes will be generating lucrative sales targets aligned with Rotana’s business objectives and maximise business relations to drive occupancy.

Best Western Hotels ICT Director joins fast expanding Avenue9 hospitality IT solutions consultants’ team

One of the UK's leading hotel industry Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Directors has been appointed by rapidly expanding hospitality IT solutions specialists Avenue9. Richard Pemberton – formerly Best Western Hotels GB ICT Director – has joined Avenue9 as IT Director and Hospitality Consultant. He brings with him over 25 years of knowledge and experience at a senior level within Hospitality ICT. Prior to joining Best Western Hotels GB in 2012, he was Group Head of ICT at Principal Hayley Hotels and Conference Venues, and Mint Hotels.