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Mark Burson has been named Resort Manager at Aqua Kaua'i Beach Resort

Burson returns to Hawai'i (Kaua'i) from the Embassy Suites in Montgomery, Alabama, where he was Assistant General Manager. Prior to that, he held various senior management positions at the Embassy Suites Waikiki Beach Walk and Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort. No stranger to the kitchen, he was Executive Chef at Hanalei Bay Resort and held chef positions at Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa and the Westin St. John. He has also worked abroad at locations including Malaysia, Guam and Germany.

Aqua-Aston Hospitality
Kaua'i, Hawaii, United States
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Pam Cabrera has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Outrigger condominium resort division

Outrigger® Enterprises Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Pam Cabrera as director of sales and marketing for the company’s condominium resort division. Cabrera was most recently general manager of the Outrigger Luana Waikiki. In her new position, Cabrera will provide leadership and coordination to the Outrigger condominium resort team working closely with island-level management, individual property teams and corporate marketing and sales resources in the development and implementation of new plans and programs to grow revenue and achieve goals for the division. Cabrera began her Outrigger career in 1990 as a student intern working as a front desk clerk at the Outrigger Maile Sky Court. Within two years, she joined Outrigger on a full-time basis as an employee relations and staffing clerk in the company’s Corporate Office. Over the years, Cabrera has worked in various management capacities, including assistant manager, hotel manager, and product manager. In 2003, she was named assistant general manager of the Outrigger Luana Waikiki and, subsequently, general manager in 2006. Cabrera holds a BA in psychology from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and is a member of The Navy League, Friends of Hickam and Soroptimist International of Honolulu.

Outrigger
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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Nathan Decker has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at The St. Regis Princeville Resort

Decker brings more than ten years of luxury hospitality experience in Hawaii to his new role. Most recently, he held the position of Director of Group Sales for the Maui metro market. His responsibilities included direct supervision and execution of group sales strategy for three Starwood properties. Prior to this appointment, Decker worked in a sales leadership role at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua in Maui and the Park Hyatt in Los Angeles. He began his hospitality career at the Hyatt Rickey's Hotel in Palo Alto.Decker is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University in Pomona with a Bachelor of Sciences in Hotel Restaurant Management. He is an avid sportsman, and completed the 2011 IRONMAN Triathlon in Canada.

Starwood
Kauai, Hawaii, United States
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Jim Heather has been named General Manager at Honolulu Airport Hotel and Best Western® The Plaza Hotel

Heather returns "home" with this appointment following a year in Phuket, Thailand, where he was resort manager for the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort. While in Southeast Asia, Heather helped implement the pre-opening plan for the Laguna property before assuming responsibility for the resort's operations after its opening in April of this year.

Outrigger
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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John Yeadon has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Hyatt Regency Maui

Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa announces the appointment of John Yeadon as the new Director of Sales and Marketing for the 806 room resort. A seasoned hospitality professional with 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Yeadon brings to the resort a strong knowledge of leisure travel markets and a history of sales and marketing successes throughout the industry. Yeadon has been with Hyatt for eight years, most recently serving as Director of Sales and Marketing for Hyatt Regency Minneapolis. A graduate of Indiana University, Yeadon began his career at Hyatt as a Corporate Management Trainee, gradually rising through the ranks over the years, serving in Indianapolis, Denver and Minneapolis. As Director of Sales and Marketing at Hyatt Regency Minneapolis, Yeadon oversaw two renovations totaling 50 million dollars, as well as an expansion of the property.

Hyatt
Maui, Hawaii, United States
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Simon Amos has been appointed as Director of Food and Beverage at Hilton Waikoloa Village

Amos has more than 20 years in the hotel industry and for the past five years was the director of operations for Hilton Beijing. Prior to his position as director of operations, he was the food and beverage manager at Hilton Beijing where he oversaw the turnover of 55 million RMB, and the operation of seven dining outlets, two ballrooms, nine meeting rooms and catering.

Hilton
Waikoloa, Hawaii, United States
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Simeon Miranda has been named General Manager at Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort

Outrigger® Enterprises Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Simeon Miranda as general manager of the Outrigger-managed Holiday Inn® Waikiki Beachcomber Resort. In his position, Miranda is responsible for overseeing the resort’s day-to-day operations and staff management, as well as planning, organizing and directing all hotel services and ensuring a balance between customer satisfaction, effective business management and financial viability for the property.

Outrigger
Waikiki, Hawaii, United States
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Dean Nakasone has been appointed as General Manager at Outrigger Reef on the Beach

Nakasone has an extensive background in hotel management with Outrigger Hotels and Resorts. He joins the Outrigger Reef on the Beach from his most recent position as general manager of the Holiday Inn® Waikiki Beachcomber Resort, an Outrigger-managed property. During his time there, Nakasone transitioned the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel to the OHANA® Hotels and Resorts brand in 2005 and then to the Holiday Inn® brand in 2010.

Outrigger
Waikiki, Hawaii, United States
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David Martinez has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach

An enthusiastic hospitality professional with 14 years of Hyatt experience, Martinez brings to the resort a strong knowledge of global and leisure travel markets and a long history of sales and marketing successes in the hospitality industry. Martinez most recently served as Director of Sales and Marketing for Hyatt Regency Jersey City.A graduate of New Mexico State University, Martinez began his career at Hyatt as a Corporate Management Trainee, gradually rising through the ranks over the years, serving in Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, and most recently Hyatt Regency Jersey City. An accomplished hospitality professional with experience in all aspects of sales and marketing, Martinez's career with Hyatt has seen numerous highlights including establishing the highest annual occupancy for Hyatt on the North American mainland in 2012, training some of Hyatt's most productive sales managers, and serving as Corporate Director of Transient Sales.

Hyatt
Waikiki, Hawaii, United States
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Tom Donovan has been appointed as Managing Director at Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Donovan brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in the hospitality industry recently serving as the vice president and general manager of the The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua where he led the 463-room hotel’s $167 million renovation. Prior to The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, he served as general manager for The Ritz-Carlton Resort, Bachelor Gulch in Edwards, CO, and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Phoenix, AZ.

Hilton
Maui, Hawaii, United States
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Scott Boyer has been named Director of Sales & Marketing at Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Grand Wailea, A Waldorf Astoria Resort on Maui, names Scott Boyer as its new director of sales and marketing. Boyer will lead and direct the development and execution of strategic sales and marketing plans and initiatives to maximize Grand Wailea's service and profitability. Boyer's ability to aggressively identify opportunities, develop focus and provide tactical business solutions has resulted in several high-profile positions in both the United States and Asia. Prior to Grand Wailea, he served as director of sales and marketing in five-star hotels including Four Seasons Hotel Pudong, Shanghai and Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta; Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel, The Ritz Carlton Osaka and JW Marriott Seoul.

Hilton
Wailea, Hawaii, United States
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Masaki Sakamoto has been named Asia Sales & Marketing Representative at Four Seasons Resorts Lanai

Sakamoto, a veteran in the Hawaiian hospitality world, joins Four Seasons Resorts Lanai from Aviareps Marketing Garden where he served as director of Hawaii Tourism Asia and was responsible for overseeing and directing Aviareps Marketing Garden operations throughout China, Korea and Taiwan. He handled public relations efforts, which included media visits, newsletters, familiarization visits to the Hawaiian Islands and numerous promotional efforts among travel partners. Sakamoto also held executive marketing and sales positions at Korea Tourism Organization, InterContinental Hotels Groups, Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau, and Hawaii Visitors Bureau.

Four Seasons
Lanai City, Hawaii, United States
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Pam Yagi has been named General Manager at Hokulani Waikiki by Hilton Grand Vacations Club

Excitement continues to build around the opening of Hokulani Waikiki by Hilton Grand Vacations Club, an upscale timeshare resort in the heart of Waikiki and the final phase of the Outrigger-led redevelopment project of Waikiki Beach Walk®. Outrigger Enterprises Group, which has been contracted by Hilton Grand Vacations to provide comprehensive onsite property management services for the new resort, is pleased to announce the appointment of Pam Yagi as general manager. Yagi will oversee all pre-opening activities as well as ongoing operations of the outstanding 14-story resort, which is scheduled to open its doors in late 2013.

Outrigger
Waikiki, Hawaii, United States
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Michael Cho has joined Four Seasons Resorts Lanai as Assistant Director of Finance

Four Seasons Resorts Lanai – Manele Bay and The Lodge at Koele – welcomes Michael Cho as Assistant Director of Finance. In his new role, Cho is responsible for assisting in planning and effectively managing finance, budget and accounting functions and activities for the two luxury resorts. Cho joins Four Seasons Resorts Lanai with more than a decade of experience in the hospitality industry. Prior to his move to Lanai, Cho served as staff accountant at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas. Before that, he worked at The Venetian Resort & Casino as guest services manager contributing to the hotel’s Four Star and AAA Five Diamond rating. Cho got his start in the hospitality industry as hotel operations supervisor at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.

Four Seasons
Lanai, Hawaii, United States
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Chris Bateman has been named Executive Chef at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

Overseeing all culinary operations at the Resort, Chef Bateman joins the Resort with more than 20 years of experience. Most recently executive chef of Jumeriah Creekside Hotel in Dubai, Bateman has served in various positions with Jumeriah in Dubai at Jumeriah the Mayden and Jumeriah Emirates Towers Dubai, as well as at Jumeriah Essex House in New York City. Prior to that, Chef Bateman was with Four Seasons, serving as Chef de Cuisine at Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea and as a Sous Chef at The Pierre, formerly a Four Seasons hotel, in New York City. He began his culinary career in Stamford, Connecticut in a variety of restaurant positions. A graduate of the esteemed Culinary Institute of America, Chef Bateman is an avid outdoorsman and enjoys all water sports and experiencing the world’s cultures.

Four Seasons
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
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Steven Patton has been appointed as Group Sales Manager at Four Seasons Resorts Lanai

Steven Patton has been named Group Sales Manager at Four Seasons Resorts Lanai. In his new role, Patton will be responsible for developing and overseeing business opportunities in the Midwest region for Manele Bay and The Lodge at Koele. Patton, originally from St. Louis, Missouri, joins Four Seasons from The St. Regis Princeville Resort on Kauai, where he served as account director for the 252-room resort. While with St. Regis, he achieved the coveted Starwood Hotel Sales Person of the Year, the company’s highest honour. Prior to Kauai, Patton served as a global account director for Starwood Hotels and Resorts in St. Louis and successfully managed key accounts with incentive and corporate clients on behalf of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide.

Four Seasons
Lanai City, Hawaii, United States