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Chris Roe has been appointed as Vice President Sales, Distribution & Loyalty UK & Ireland at Accor

Roe has an accomplished career in sales and e-commerce roles for a variety of high profile brands, including Virgin Holidays, Expedia, BskyB and Opodo. He brings a wealth of valuable sales and distribution experience to the position, which sees him take responsibility for strengthening the business’s leisure, business and MICE sales. In addition, Roe will lead Accor’s loyalty programme, Le Club Accor Hotels, which now has 14 million members worldwide and offers a range of benefits for regular customers of all Accor hotel brands. Roe will be a member of both the UK & Ireland HotelServices Executive Committee and the UK & Ireland Executive Committee.

Accor
London, United Kingdom
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James Dugan has been appointed as Executive Chef at Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire

Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire announces the appointment of James Dugan as its new Executive Chef heading up the kitchen brigade, following the earlier transfer of Cyrille Pannier to sister hotel Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills. James is re-joining the Four Seasons family having spent his early career as Demi Chef de Partie at Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane. The timing could not be more appropriate as this Valentine’s Day, Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire will be celebrating its tenth anniversary. Dugan joins most recently from Stoke Place Hotel in Buckinghamshire. Prior to this he was executive sous chef at one of the most awaited re-openings in London, Hotel Café Royal. The previous six years were spent as executive head chef at Amberley Castle, West Sussex, where he gained 3 AA Rosettes within the first six months. Among his other accolades, James secured Michelin Stars at 36 on the Quay, Emsworth and Lindsay House, Soho where he worked alongside renowned chef Richard Corrigan. He has also worked with John Burton Race at the Landmark and Matthew Harris at Bibendum in London. A native of Hampshire, this has helped inspire James’s love of British cooking and this passion for provenance will only flourish among the 500 acre (200 hectare) estate at Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire, which boasts its own Chef’s Patch, orchard, chickens and honey bees.

Four Seasons
Hampshire, United Kingdom
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Julie Cheneau has been promoted to Director Market Management at Expedia

Julie CHENEAU (ESSEC IMHI 2004) has been promoted to Director Market Management Expedia Inc London. Julie has worked for the last 9 years with Expedia successively to the following positions: Market Manager, Business Development Manager - Online Partner Marketing, Senior Market Manager and Area Manager before this last promotion. Prior to Expedia Julie did two years of Revenue Management

Expedia Group, Inc.
London, United Kingdom
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John Beck has been appointed as EMEA Regional Sales Director at BridgeStreet Global Hospitality

BridgeStreet Global Hospitality – the leading international solution for serviced apartment experiences – proudly announces the appointment of John Beck to regional director of sales for the EMEA region. Reporting directly to Brett Million, managing director of global revenue development at BridgeStreet, Beck will be responsible for managing and developing a sales force to ensure revenue growth across the EMEA region.

BridgeStreet
London, United Kingdom
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Andrew Fox has been appointed as General Manager at Crowne Plaza Newcastle – Stephenson Quarter

Andrew joins what is set to become Newcastle's most luxurious and contemporary hotel when it opens in Stephenson Quarter in July this year. His immediate task is recruiting his senior management team while also working closely with the property developer Clouston Group, overseeing the final phase of construction along with the fit-out. The hotel will be under a management contract with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®). Once complete, the seven-storey, 251-bed Crowne Plaza Newcastle – Stephenson Quarter will add a major new business conferencing and banqueting facility to the city. For Andrew, 48, the appointment represents an exciting challenge and a welcome return to the North East. Married with four children, he was brought up in Ponteland, Northumberland before leaving the area to study in Manchester and begin a career in hospitality. Now living in Morpeth, Andrew has around 25 years’ experience in the hospitality and leisure industry having most recently been regional general manager for Q-Hotels, overseeing a collection of hotels in the Midlands. Prior to that he worked at Crowne Plaza Nottingham and worked within management in Marriott Hotels for eight years.

IHG
Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Las Vegas, Nevada, United Kingdom
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Jason Wischhoff has been appointed as Vice President Development, Accor UK & Ireland at Accor

The appointment comes at an important time for Accor UK, 2014 saw acceleration in the successful completion of new franchise and management contracts and 2015 will be another year of significant development as Accor has committed to enhancing its portfolio by pursuing a clear strategy for future development. In his new role, Jason will be responsible for leading Accor’s ambitious growth plans. Jason has significant experience having worked across the leisure and real estate sectors for 15 years. Most recently supporting growth across Accor’s brands as Director of Development UK & Ireland, contributing to a significant number of hotel developments throughout the UK.

Accor
London, United Kingdom