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Aine Haley has been appointed as Director of Revenue Management at Hyatt The Loop Chicago

Hyatt The Loop Chicago, scheduled to open in early 2015 in the heart of Chicago’s financial district, announced the appointment of director of revenue and Aine Haley. Haley most recently served as area revenue analyst for Chicago Hyatt Revenue Cluster. Her past positions, predominantly with Hyatt properties, include assistant revenue manager, reservations manager and front office supervisor, equipping her with more than 10 years of experience in revenue, reservations and front desk systems.

Hyatt
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Michael Platt has been appointed as General Manager at Hotel Arista Chicago

Benchmark Hospitality International has appointed Michael Platt General Manager for Hotel Arista, a Personal Luxury Resorts & Hotels property located in Naperville, Illinois, near Chicago. Greg Champion, Benchmark’s executive vice president and COO, made the announcement. Previously, Michael Platt was general manager for the Viceroy Santa Monica Hotel, a boutique property located in Los Angeles. Prior to this he held leadership positions for Hilton Hotels at properties in New York City, Puerto Rico and Southern California.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Naperville, Illinois, United States
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Martin Knaubert has been appointed as Executive Chef at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel)

Knaubert is certainly not a newcomer to the culinary scene. Born and raised in Saarlouis, Germany, Knaubert spent much of his childhood experimenting with food, so it was no wonder that his life took a culinary path. Now, he is gracing the kitchen of The Ritz-Carlton Chicago with his expertise as the Executive Chef. The Ritz-Carlton Chicago will be his 8th hotel and 4th assignment as Executive Chef with Four Seasons properties. Chef Knaubert hopes to bring his diverse experience to the city of Chicago. He has been able to gain this perspective through his extensive experience and looks forward to bringing his unique taste to the city of Chicago. Even with this gained expertise, Knaubert knows that culinary taste can sometimes be lost in translation and these talents do not always travel from one destination to the other. Chef Knaubert knows that Chicago has its own unique taste and he looks forward to discovering it.

Four Seasons
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Rick Remington has been appointed as Food and Beverage Director at Pheasant Run Resort & Spa

Rick Remington has joined the management team at Pheasant Run Resort & Spa as food and beverage director, according to Charlie Shirk, general manager for the 473-room resort and expo center located in St. Charles. Remington, a 30-year food and beverage pro, now oversees a team of 140 employees who serve convention services, culinary and catering operations for the 38,000 square foot expo center, on-site meeting space, and dining outlets including Jambalaya, Harvest, poolside and golf course guest options.

Hostmark Hospitality
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Rick George has been named Partner at Hotel Assets Group, LLC (Hotel AG)

Hotel Assets Group, LLC (Hotel AG), announced today that Rick George has joined the firm and will open the Hotel AG Chicago office. A graduate of Cornell University, Rick joined HREC Investment Advisors (HREC IA) in 2003 as a principal owner and partner in charge of the Chicago and Los Angeles offices. During his tenure at HREC IA, Rick helped build and train the human capital infrastructure of the firm, while focusing on transactions from the lower to the upper mid-market segments, as well as capital markets production and debt placement. In addition to revenue production, Rick was also responsible for the macro management of the HREC IA brand, national client marketing efforts, technology, and personnel management in the field.

Hotel Assets Group, LLC (Hotel AG)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Patti Koehn has been appointed as General Manager at Kinzie Hotel

Koehn hails from both large scale and boutique hotels throughout the Chicagoland area. Beginning in 1986, she was appointed as the Director of Rooms Division at the Oak Brook Hills Resort & Conference Center where she provided leadership to staff, budgeting, forecasting, and customer satisfaction. From here she moved into a management track at Arlington Park Hilton, Arlington Heights, in 1993, as the Assistant General Manager. Continuing in this role at the Radisson Hotel & Suites, Chicago in 1994 and General Manager at the Talbott Hotel, Chicago in 1997, she successfully oversaw both an $8 million and $15 million renovation. Additionally, Koehn led the hotel from a 3-star to a 4-star rating during her time at Talbott.

Portfolio Hotels & Resorts
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Stefan Mühle has been named General Manager at Oak Brook Hills Resort

After graduating from Washington State University, where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Hotel & Restaurant Management and Business Administration, Mühle moved quickly in impacting the hospitality industry. Starting on a management track at Drake Hotel in Chicago and leaving as the Director of Catering Sales, he gained quality experience to lead other properties to award-winning status including the Orchard and Orchard Garden Hotel in San Francisco, the Harvest Inn in the Napa Valley from 2001 to 2011, and Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa in Sausalito, CA in 2011.

Portfolio Hotels & Resorts
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Mark Lauer has been appointed as General Manager at Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers

Most recently Lauer was the general manager at the Hilton New York Midtown. Throughout his 30-plus year career, which started in Chicago at the Downtown Marriott, Lauer has held a number of leadership roles, including hotel manager at The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. From Salt Lake City to San Francisco, Seattle and Omaha, Lauer has a proven track record and a wealth of experience that he brings with him to the Windy City property.

Starwood
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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John Cordeaux has been appointed as Executive Chef at Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park

Mark Huntley, Regional Vice President and General Manager of Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park, announces the appointment of John Cordeaux to Executive Chef of the hotel. In his new position Chef Cordeaux will oversee the culinary operation at Fairmont Chicago. From Aria Restaurant and Aria Bar & Sushi Club to the Lobby Bar and In-Room Dining to the social catering and banquet culinary operation, Chef Cordeaux brings nearly 30 years of experience and a global perspective to the hotel's food and beverage team. Chef Cordeaux joined Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in 1988 as Sous Chef at The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, quickly rising to Executive Sous Chef and finally Executive Chef. During his time at The Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, he was part of the pre-opening team at The Molson Centre as The Queen Elizabeth was awarded the management of the centre's restaurants and private boxes. In 1999 Chef Cordeaux transferred to The Fairmont Royal York in Toronto as the Executive Chef where he held the role for six years, moving into the Director of Food & Beverage position in 2005.

FRHI
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Tom Garcia has been appointed as Vice President | General Manager at Eaglewood Resort & Spa

Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Tom Garcia vice president and general manager for Eaglewood Resort & Spa, a Benchmark Resort® and Benchmark Conference Center® located in Northwest Chicago. Greg Champion, Benchmark's executive vice president and COO, made the announcement. In his new leadership role, Tom Garcia will continue his responsibilities as vice president of operations, overseeing several of Benchmark's Midwest properties and the company's Food & Beverage division. Mr. Garcia was appointed to the position in 2012.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Shannon Schurr has been appointed as Director of Sales at Hyatt Place & Hyatt House Chicago Naperville Warrenville

Commonwealth Hotels, Inc. today announced that Shannon Schurr has been appointed Director of Sales for the Hyatt Place and Hyatt House Chicago Naperville Warrenville. The Hyatt Place has 123 rooms and the Hyatt House offers 123 suites. They are both operated by Commonwealth Hotels, LLC.Prior to joining Hyatt house and Hyatt Place, Schurr began her career with Marriott Hotels and Resorts. She has over 17 years in the Hospitality Industry where she held supervisory and management positions in sales, front office operations, convention services and reservations. She also held management positions within Embassy Suites and Hyatt Hotels. Shannon has a wealth of hotel sales and operations background and is a dedicated sales professional. Shannon is originally from the east coast and has been residing in Illinois for the last 18 years. Shannon is looking forward to leading the sales team at the Hyatt house and Hyatt Place, located directly in the Warrenville Naperville area between Winfield, Ferry, and Warrenville roads.

Commonwealth Hotels, LLC
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Sandra Stanley has been promoted to General Manager at Residence Inn Lake Forest/Mettawa

Sandra Stanley has been promoted as the general manager of the Residence Inn Lake Forest/Mettawa. Stanley started her hospitality career as a guest service agent at Hyatt Place Utica in Michigan in 2005, before being promoted to the second assistant manager/first team member at the Hyatt Place Lombard. She became a bench general manager for Hyatt Place's northern region in 2008. In 2010, she was named the general manager of the SpringHill Suites Schaumburg. Most recently, Stanley was the assistant general manager at the Hyatt Place Chicago/River North.

White Lodging
Mettawa, Illinois, United States
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Jamie Trumble has been appointed as Director of Sales at Homewood Suites By Hilton Lincolnshire

CSM Lodging, a division of CSM Corporation, has appointed Jamie Trumble director of sales for Homewood Suites by Hilton Lincolnshire, located in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Shannon Rychlik, general manager, made the announcement. Jamie Trumble was previously senior sales manager and interim director of sales for the Residence Inn and Hilton Garden Inn of Mettawa, Illinois. Most recently, she held the position of events and meeting manager for the Embassy Suites and DoubleTree by Hilton O’Hare, located in Rosemont, Illinois. Earlier she served as sales manager for the Residence Inn of Oakbrook, Illinois.

CSM Corporation
Lincolnshire, Illinois, United States
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Dean Lane has been named Hotelier of the Year at Illinois Hotel and Lodging Association (IHLA)

On December 19 at the State of Illinois Hotelier of the Year Awards, the Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association (IHLA) presented Dean Lane, General Manager of the Palmer House Hilton, with the Hotelier of the Year award for the State of Illinois. The IHLA represents over 450 hotels across Illinois, making this award highly selective and prestigious. Back in October, Lane won the regional Hotelier of the Year award for Chicago, which qualified him to compete for the state title. Lane will now move forward to represent Illinois at the national finals in April 2014.

Hilton
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Michael D. Welly has been named General Manager at Eaglewood Resort & Spa

Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Michael D. Welly general manager for Eaglewood Resort & Spa, a Benchmark Resort® located in Northwest Chicago. Greg Champion, executive vice president and COO, make the announcement. Michael Welly was previously general manager of Longboat Key Club and Resort in Sarasota, Florida. While there, Mr. Welly led the property to become a highly successful and award-winning resort, garnering the prestigious Pinnacle award, the Four Diamond award, and Golf Digest's Best Places to Play award. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Welly served in leadership positions for a number of major-brand hotels and resorts in markets throughout the nation. Along the way, he twice won the ITT Sheraton Hotel of the Year award.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Itasca, Illinois, United States
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Simon A. Fricker has been appointed as General Manager at Le Meridien Chicago

Le Méridien Chicago – Oakbrook Center, slated to open April 2014, announced the appointment of Simon A. Fricker to General Manager. Fricker joins with over 20 years of hospitality experience across world class hotel brands in Zurich, New York, Las Vegas and Miami. Born and raised in Switzerland, Fricker moved to the United States after graduating from an elite program at the Swiss Hotel Management School. His career excelled in Manhattan where he held several esteemed positions at renowned properties, including The Gramercy Park, an Ian Schrager hotel, The Peninsula and The St. Regis. In 2009 Fricker joined the opening team of the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas. The team made history when FORBES awarded triple Five Star designations, for each, the hotel, spa and restaurant. In 2011 Fricker repeated this success with the Mandarin Oriental Miami, including an AAA Five Diamond designation.

Starwood
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Ender Oktayuren has been appointed as Executive Chef at World of Whirlpool

Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Ender Oktayuren executive chef for World of Whirlpool, located in the historic Reid Murdoch Building in the River North area of Chicago. Ken Jesina, conference center manager for World of Whirlpool, Whirlpool Corporation's flagship brand and product experience center for influencers in the appliance industry, made the announcement.Chef Ender Oktayuren brought 13 years of exemplary culinary experience to Benchmark Hospitality International when he joined the team at World of Whirlpool in the fall of 2011. He served as sous chef prior to his recent promotion, and gained a stellar reputation for a cooking style of refined farm-to-table freshness and flavor, seasonal offerings, with a distinctive French culinary influence. Prior to joining Benchmark Hospitality at World of Whirlpool, Chef Oktayuren served as head line cook for Sixteen Restaurant at Trump International Hotel & Towers in Chicago.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Chicago, Illinois, United States