In her new role, Belluomini will manage a team of eleven in the hotel’s sales and marketing department. She is responsible for the overall sales and marketing efforts for the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara.
The Fairmont San Jose, an 805-room luxury hotel in the heart of Silicon Valley, proudly announces the appointment of Christopher Pageaud as Food & Beverage Director. Pageaud, who after 10 years of working at sister Fairmont properties officially began his new appointment in April of this year.
MetWest Terra Hospitality announces the appointment of Jim Gerney as regional vice president and general manager for Hotel Abri. Gerney has been the general manager of Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos since October 2012, coming on board with more than 26 years of hospitality experience. His extensive knowledge of the Bay Area market is of great importance to his new role, as he will now oversee Hotel Abri in San Francisco's Union Square from a regional capacity, as well as continue to manage Toll House Hotel.Gerney began his dynamic hospitality career in 1986 with then Pittsburgh-based Interstate Hotels Corporation. His 14-year tenure at Interstate coincided with the company's tremendous growth transitioning itself from an operator of 29 hotels in 1989 to 230 hotels and resorts by 2000, in which Gerney became an operations task force leader with each appointment at Interstate assisting with multiple hotel openings and conversions across the United States. Over the course of his career in the San Francisco Bay Area, Gerney was the General Manager for the Canterbury Hotel and Joie de Vivre's Maxwell Hotel, as well as Managing Director of Hotel Kabuki. Prior to his new position with Toll House, Gerney was the Regional General Manager for Larkspur Hotels for their San Francisco Collection including Hotel Abri, Villa Florence and Hotel Union Square. Additionally, Gerney sat on boards of the San Francisco Hotel Council and Union Square Business Improvement District.
Loews Coronado Bay Resort is pleased to announce the appointment of George Allen as the Director of Marketing. With more than 20 years of experience in hotel sales and marketing and an expertise in Southern California destinations, Allen takes the helm of the resort’s marketing, advertising, meeting and leisure sales efforts. He joins the ranks of Loews Hotels after leading sales efforts in top-notch resorts including La Costa Resort and Spa, La Quinta Resort and Club, Estancia La Jolla and L’Auberge Del Mar and most recently as the Director of Sales and Marketing at Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa and Grand Pacific Palisades Resort.
Adams previously held several leadership positions with Marriott, most recently as director of group sales at the Anaheim Marriott and prior to this, director of account sales at The Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean and Mexico Resorts Collection. During his career in the sales and hospitality industry, Adams has also served as vice president of sales for the Long Beach Conventions and Visitors Bureau and director of National Accounts for Marriott International Global Sales Organization. He began his career in convention services and worked in a number of positions within the hospitality industry before finding his calling in sales at the Mayflower Renaissance in Washington, D.C. Adams holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from the University of Houston. During his highly decorated career with Marriott, Adams was a multiple-winner of the Golden Circle Chairman’s Award, Sales Leadership Award, Sales Recognition Award and Sales Intensity Award. In addition to his professional achievements, Adams is a member of the Southern California Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA). He also devotes time to serving Habitat for Humanity.
Michelle Gatschet has been in the hospitality industry for over seven years, exceeding goals and establishing long lasting business partnerships along the way. Born in Switzerland, Gatschet brings a global perspective to the InterContinental Hotels Group with her knowledge of English, German, French, and Italian. In addition to her position as Senior Sales Manager, Gatschet sits on the board of the National Association of Catering and Events (NACE). Before accepting her new role, she was the General Manager at the University Club of San Francisco. Gatschet’s professional background also includes positions held at Joie de Vivre Hospitality and the Orchard Hotels.
Seasoned hospitality professional Candace Palec brings twelve years of experience to her new role of Senior Sales Manager. Already familiar with the InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco, she spent the last three years demonstrating her business savvy as Sales Manager. Before joining the InterContinental Hotels Group team, Palec honed her managerial skills at a number of San Francisco Bay Area destinations including the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Hotel Vitale, and the Claremont Hotel & Spa.
Candice Chin joins the InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco as a rising star of the hospitality industry. After joining the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village’s opening team as a front desk receptionist in 2007, Chin was promoted each consecutive year and honored as employee of the month in 2011. By 2012, she had ascended to the position of Group Sales Manager where she focused on establishing, developing and maintaining business for the hotel’s southeast and local market.
L'Auberge Del Mar has announced that Jennifer Chapman joins its team as national sales manager for the 120-room property located along the Southern California coast in the heart of Del Mar Village. Chapman will be responsible for the Orange County, Calif. and Southeast U.S. markets. Chapman joins L'Auberge Del Mar from Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield, CO where she was a top achiever for three years as group sales manager. Her previous experience includes executive meetings manager at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., assistant director of banquets at Omni Interlocken, CO and catering manager at the Del Mar Fairgrounds/ Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, Calf. She also served as an opening manager for Cohen Restaurant Group's Mister Tiki Mai Tai Lounge in downtown San Diego.
Knowcross Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Seth Christian as President – Americas to lead the aggressive growth and support of its Guest Service Management solutions in North America. If you’ve traveled, there’s a chance Seth Christian had a hand in your experience. That’s because for over 25 years, Seth has been one of the hospitality industry’s top innovators, having led both large, multi-unit property management companies and the leading hospitality service and technology providers. Seth helped in the development of many firsts in the hospitality industry including the first budget extended stay chain, the first SAAS model for multi-property management, reservations and enterprise business intelligence and has innovated everything from property management systems, distribution systems and central reservation systems.
Ms. Chen boasts nearly ten years of experience within the luxury hotel industry planning elegant weddings, social gatherings, and business meetings in the country's most dynamic cities. Most recently, she served as the director of catering and conference services at the landmark Palace Hotel in San Francisco, where she forged strong relationships within the regional meetings and events community. Prior to this, Ms. Chen was director of conference services at The St. Regis New York after joining as catering sales manager of the flagship hotel. She has also held positions at The St. Regis Washington, D.C. and The St. Regis San Francisco when she served as taskforce conference services manager in 2007. Ms. Chen launched her catering career in Washington, D.C. at the Four Seasons Hotel and is a graduate from the School of Hospitality Administration at Boston University.
California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) has announced the appointment of Tom Klein, Regional VP of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts for California (and General Manager of The Fairmont San Francisco) as Secretary/Treasurer for its Board of Directors. Klein was elected as the Secretary/Treasurer at last week’s Executive Committee in Los Angeles.
Boasting two decades of international experience in the hospitality industry, Coutouly has held Food & Beverage Director positions for more than seven years. Prior to joining the InterContinental San Francisco, Coutouly served as Director of Food & Beverage at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort in Monaco, Director of Food & Beverage for Norwegian Cruise Line, and Director of Food & Beverage for Hotel Sofitel in Miami, Florida. In his new role, Coutouly will be responsible for day-to-day banquet operations, overseeing 43,000 square feet of event space, in-room dining, and the award-winning Luce restaurant at this 550-room hotel located in San Francisco’s South of Market (SOMA) district.
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza has named Brian Morris, Director of Sales & Marketing. Morris is responsible for the hotel's overall sales operation and marketing communications. He manages a staff of 13 and serves as a member of the hotel's Executive Managing Committee.
Noble House Hotels & Resorts, Ltd. (NHHR) – a collection of luxury hotels and resorts – announces the appointment of Joe St. Laurent as General Manager at Kona Kai Resort and Spa, located at the tip of Shelter Island in San Diego. In this role, St. Laurent will be responsible for the resort’s successful day-to-day operations and will provide support and leadership throughout the property’s ongoing $22 million renovations. Boasting more than 20 years of experience, this is St. Laurent’s second time with Noble House, having previously worked as the Director of Rooms and Operations for Paradise Point Resort and Spa, San Diego, from 2005-2007. In this new position, St. Laurent will expand upon both the great history and continued legacy already enjoyed by Kona Kai, while further elevating the property’s position as the ultimate Southern California destination resort.
With an established history of achieving dramatic, record-breaking revenue increases through the execution of targeted and creative sales strategies, Gillick is an expert at revenue growth. Gillick joins the Kona Kai team after working previously for several hotels and resorts in the Southern California region, including most recently at the Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara, CA.
Koch began her career at The Westin Grand, a Starwood hotel in Berlin, Germany and later moved to San Francisco to work at another Starwood property, The Westin St. Francis. After working in a number of positions from Front Desk Agent to Guest Services Manager in California, Koch took positions abroad in Hong Kong and Dubai before returning to San Francisco as the InterContinental Mark Hopkins’ Rooms Division Manager. With her promotion to Director of Rooms, she will be responsible for the Front Office and Housekeeping teams, as well as for the Reservations Department.
Joining the InterContinental Mark Hopkins from the East Coast, Cable held various management positions at hotels such as the Mandarin Oriental and the Jefferson, both in Washington D.C. After a couple years with the Kimpton Hotel Group, she brought her experience to the InterContinental Hotel Group, beginning as the Catering & Conference Service Manager at the InterContinental New York Times Square. Three years later, Cable ventured west to the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, becoming the Convention Services Manager. She is responsible for coordinating meeting and event spaces for clients.
Del Toro joined the InterContinental San Francisco in 2011 as the Director of Front Office. His responsibilities included monitoring and controlling costs and expenses to meet revenue and profitability goals. As a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico with a degree in Computer Science, Del Toro relocated to Florida and worked in various hotel positions and hotels including the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando and the InterContinental Miami. In his new role, Del Toro will continue to work with the InterContinental San Francisco, in addition to the InterContinental Mark Hopkins.
First employed by InterContinental Hotel Group in 2011, Volk served as Director of Revenue Management at the InterContinental Dallas. There, he was responsible for total revenue management of the property. Prior to that, Volk attended Plattsburgh State University and obtained his Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Prior to joining the InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco, he also held positions at the Palms Casino Resort and Palms Place Hotel and Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada as Hotel Manager and Yield Manager.