Steve Buckler has been appointed as General Manager at Hyatt Place Braintree
The 204-room Hyatt Place Boston/Braintree hotel, anticipated to open in May of 2012, today announced that Steve Buckler has joined as general manager.
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Karambir Kang has been appointed as General Manager & Director, Taj Hotels The Americas at Taj Boston
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces has appointed Karambir Singh Kang as general manager of Taj Boston, the landmark hotel at Arlington and Newbury streets overlooking the Public Garden. In addition, he has been named Area Director, Taj Hotels -- The Americas. In these dual roles, Kang will oversee all operations at Taj Boston and also ensure Taj luxury brand standards for the company’s other U.S. hotels, The Pierre, A Taj Hotel on New York’s Central Park, and Taj Campton Place on San Francisco’s Union Square.
Kathy Kirk has been appointed as Director of Sales at Holiday Inn Express and Suites
RGH Hospitality, the hotel management subsidiary of Roedel Companies, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathy Kirk to Director of Sales at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Auburn, MA. In her new role, Kirk will develop and implement new sales and marketing plans for the hotel. Kirk will also manage key accounts and foster customer and community business relationships.
Mark Fischer has joined HVS Parking Consulting as Managing Director of Hospitality Services
HVS Parking Consulting is pleased to announce that Mark Fischer has joined the company in the newly created national position of Managing Director of Hospitality Services. In this role, Fischer will focus on originating and operating hospitality parking programs for hotels throughout the United States.
Rob Webb (Hilton Worldwide) has been named to Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2012 at IDG’s Computerworld magazine
IDG’s Computerworld magazine has named Rob Webb, Chief Information Officer for Hilton Worldwide, to its “Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2012.” The award is given to top leaders in IT that demonstrate leadership in the following areas: Exceptional technology in their organizations; Fostering ideas and creative work environments; Envisioning innovative approaches to business problems; Effectively managing IT strategies. In his role at Hilton Worldwide, Webb and his team are responsible for spearheading the Hilton Innovation Collaborative. The Collaborative is a series of multi-year agreements with five leading technology companies – IBM, AT&T, Accenture, Tata Consultancy Services and Microsoft – to provide Hilton with technology infrastructure, high speed network services, reservation systems, property systems, corporate systems and transactional website development and support services covering more than 3,700 hotels worldwide.
Lacee Colwell has been appointed as Director of Sales at Homewood Suites by Hilton Holyoke/Springfield-North
Colwell, who has more than ten years of hospitality sales experience, joins the Springfield area Homewood Suites hotel from the Crowne Plaza Hartford. She worked in the sales department for the past two years, most recently serving as the Crowne Plaza’s director of sales. Lacee’s previous experience includes catering and sales positions with a number of hotels in the Hartford area, including the Holiday Inn East Hartford and the Hartford Hilton Hotel.
Macaire Matchett has been appointed as Director of Sales at Homewood Suites by Hilton Hotel, Canton, Massachusetts
Ms. Matchett joins the new Homewood Suites Boston/Canton from the Hyatt Place Boston/Medford where she was the sales manager for the past 4 years. In this role, Macaire consistently reached her goals and regularly exceeded budgeted revenue targets. Prior to her time at the Hyatt Place, she was a corporate management trainee at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge. In 2004, Macaire co-founded and coordinated a walkathon in Durham, NH to benefit the Northeast Passage. Her previous experience also includes wedding and event planning and political campaign work.
Andrea K. M. Foster has been appointed as Vice President at PKF Consulting USA
PKF Consulting USA (PKFC), a management consulting firm specializing in the hospitality industry and a division of Colliers International, today announced that Andrea Foster has rejoined the firm as vice president in the firm’s Boston office. Foster will oversee private sector engagements as the director of hospitality services, New England, as well as serve as the firm’s spa and lifestyle expert as national director of spa consulting USA.
Robert Reeves has been appointed as General Manager at The Lord Jeffery Inn
The Lord Jeffery Inn is currently closed for a $14 million restoration and renovation project, and is slated to reopen late summer of 2011. The property is owned by the Amherst Inn Company, an affiliate of Amherst College, and is managed by Waterford Hotel Group, a national hotel and convention center management firm.
Carl Pratt has been named General Manager at Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club
Bringing more than 20 years of hotel and resort management experience to Cranwell, Pratt has served in various management and operational positions in the hospitality area. After joining Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires in 1989, he was appointed Spa Director, Hotel Director and then Managing Director, before leaving to become General Manager of the Hanover Inn in Hanover, NH. During his time there, he served a dual role as Wellness Program Director for Tuck Executive Education at Dartmouth College, where he delivered leadership and stress management workshops, as well as developing a wellness education program for Dartmouth College faculty and employees. Pratt holds a B.S. in Exercise Science from Johnston State College, as well as a certification with the Center for Creative Leadership. Former GM Lewis Kiesler, who is retiring after 45 years in the hospitality industry in New England and the Caribbean, leaves Cranwell after overseeing it’s progression that included the opening of the world-class state of the art Spa in 2002.
Kierie Heim has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Hyatt Regency Boston
Heim received her Bachelor of Science degree in hotel, restaurant and institutional management from Mercyhurst College. Heim’s Hyatt career started in 1998 at Hyatt Regency Oakbrook as a corporate management trainee for the sales department. After completing her CMT program in ‘99, Heim was promoted to sales service manager at Hyatt Regency O’Hare, where she later transitioned to meeting connections manager. In 2001 Heim was promoted to major market sales manager at Hyatt Regency Islandia in San Diego. After three years in San Diego, Heim transferred to Grand Hyatt New York where she held the title of senior sales manager, then associate director of sales.
Michael Medeiros has been appointed as General Manager at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston
Mr. Medeiros has been with Sonesta for over 18 years. Prior to accepting this position, he was Director of Operations at the Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans. During his tenure with Sonesta he was Director of Food & Beverage at Sonesta hotels in New Orleans and Miami, and Director of Conference Management at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston. Mr. Medeiros successfully completed Sonesta’s fast-track management program.
Ben Hasty has been appointed as Chef de Cuisine at The Colonnade Hotel
Having apprenticed with some of the nation’s most celebrated chefs, Hasty has stayed true to his New England roots in the positions he has held at such esteemed restaurants as Hugo’s in Portland, ME; Arrows Restaurant in Ogunquit, ME; The Dunaway Restaurant in Portsmouth, NH; and most recently, Epoch Restaurant and Bar located at the Exeter Inn in Exeter, NH.
Catherine Kent has been appointed as Director of Hotel Sales at Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston
Catherine Kent has been named director of hotel sales at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston. In this role, she will oversee group, transient and catering sales, and conference services for the property. The Royal Sonesta offers 22,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and 400 luxurious guest rooms at its location on the Charles River in Cambridge. Ms. Kent has extensive experience in sales and marketing, most recently as director of sales and marketing for the Radisson Hotel Boston. She is active in several professional organizations, including membership in NEBTA, GBCVB and Boston Chamber of Commerce.
Christopher Holbrook has been appointed as Hotel Manager at InterContinental Boston by IHG
Holbrook joins the InterContinental Boston effective March 10, 2010. With more than 14 years of hotel management experience, Holbrook transfers to the InterContinental Boston from the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco where he served as Hotel Mangaer for this world-renown 550-room luxury property. He joined InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in November 2007 as Executive Assistant Manager for the InterContinental San Francisco and successfully opened this 500-room luxury property in early 2008. Holbrook started his career in 1996 with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts? specifically at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco where he worked as the Assistant Executive Housekeeper. From there he moved to Hyatt Regency in San Francisco as the Assistant Front Office Manager and later as the Front Office Manager for the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, Calif.
Rachel Moniz has been appointed as General Manager at The Liberty Hotel
For the past year, Moniz has served as the hotel manager, overseeing operations of the hotel, including rooms, food & beverage, property operations and special events. In her new role as general manager, Moniz’s duties will also include owner relations, developing the hotel’s strategic direction, and project management. Before joining The Liberty, Moniz worked at the Sheraton Boston, the St. Regis in Aspen, the W San Diego as director of operations, and she opened the Ivy Hotel as hotel manager. During her three-year tenure as hotel manager at the Ivy, Moniz built the infrastructure of the hotel’s operations team and managed day-to-day hotel business and guest relations.
Amy Finsilver has been named General Manager at XV Beacon
The appointment marks a return engagement for Finsilver, who is a veteran of the local hotel scene and served as opening Assistant General Manager of the chic 60-room boutique hotel on Boston’s historic Beacon Hill. Finsilver got her start in the industry in 1989 at Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston, enjoying an eight-year run as Director of Guest Services that included her induction into Les Clef’s d’Or, USA. Ms. Finsilver moved on to Chief Concierge at Four Seasons Hotel Boston. She first joined XV Beacon as Assistant General Manager in 1999. Over three years, she helped oversee the hotel’s opening and was responsible for budget planning, employee training, guest services and assisting in managing the Wine Cellar’s $6 million inventory. She then moved on to Director of Sales & Special Events at The Olive Group, operated by Chef Todd English, in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Prior to rejoining XV Beacon, she most recently served as Marketing Manager at The Sports Club/LA at Ritz Carlton.
Sheila Hayden has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at the Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston
Ms. Hayden has extensive experience in sales and marketing, most recently as director of sales & marketing at the Lenox Hotel and Swissotel Boston. She was also the northeast director of sales for the Garrett Hotel Group. She is active in several professional organizations, including membership in NEMICE, NEBTA, NBTA, MPI, and HSMAI. Located on the Cambridge side of Boston, the AAA 4-diamond 400-room Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston is situated on the banks of the Charles River, overlooking the spectacular Boston skyline.
Scott Grigelevich has been promoted to Director of Sales at The Lenox Hotel
In his new position, Mr. Grigelevich will not only oversee the Lenox's entire sales team, but will also spearhead innovative strategies in business development, marketing, community relations, e-commerce— all the while fostering and furthering Saunders Hotel Group's eco-tourism initiatives. Scott Grigelevich joined The Lenox in 2007 following over a decade of trailblazing in Boston's boutique and luxury hotel circuit. As a launch strategist for XV Beacon and Nine Zero, he carved his niche as Boston's "boutique-chic" go-to-guy. It was that reputation which later led to demand for his unique vision by The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square and ultimately the The Lenox Hotel in Back Bay. "Although the glitz of Boston's shiny new hotels continues to beckon, it has proven enormously fulfilling to reignite the spark, preserve the lore, and put the shine back in 'The Original Boutique,'" exclaims Grigelevich.
Robert Watson has been appointed as President at Les Clefs d'Or International
Robert Watson ic the current Chief Concierge of the Willard InterContinental Washington D.C. In his new role, as International President of Les Clefs d'Or International, Watson will lead the global efforts of the prestigious association, first founded in 1929 in Paris and today represented in over 50 countries by more than 3,000 members. As the world's first truly global hotel brand and one that is committed to providing guests with authentic and enriching local experiences, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts regularly consults with Les Clefs d'Or International. It is also the world's only hotel brand to offer destination specific concierge websites and videos, so guests have access to full concierge services even before they arrive at the destination. Watson brings over 30 years of concierge service experience to his new role, which he accrued from working in hotels spanning the globe.