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Andrew Turner has been appointed as General Manager at Baccarat Hotel & Residences

Turner brings more than 20 years of luxury hospitality experience to this exciting new role. Prior to joining the Baccarat Hotel team, he was General Manager of Anantara Villas, in Phuket, Thailand, where his leadership was recognized with the company chairman’s Award of Excellence for outstanding contribution to service and financial results. Turner began his career at The Inter-Continental Sydney in his native Australia and proceeded to work his way up The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. ladder, holding management positions in Sydney, Australia; Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, DC; Shanghai, China; Doha, Qatar; and Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Starwood Capital Group
New York, New York, United States
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Executive Chef Ashfer Biju has been appointed as additional role of Director of Food & Beverage at The Pierre, A Taj Hotel

Celebrated for his innovative use of the freshest seasonal and regional ingredients during more than 12 years with luxury Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces around the world, Chef Biju began cooking at age 16. He was raised in a family of restaurateurs near the pristine backwaters of Kerala, India, and grew up with a passion for fresh fish and seafood. Today he is known for adding modern touches to traditional French, Mediterranean, Asian and Indian cuisines in a personal style influenced by his rigorous culinary training and extensive world travels. Chef Ashfer honors his heritage and his mother specifically by showcasing her Malabar Prawn Curry on his in-room dining menus. He joined The Pierre as Executive Chef in early 2012.

IHCL
New York, New York, United States
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Sanjay Bedi has been named Regional Vice President of Operations at Real Hospitality Group (RHG)

Prior to joining RHG in 2013, Bedi was recognized by brands such as Marriott, Starwood and Hilton in his role as a Regional Director with another large Hospitality Operating Company. He previously spent a substantial tenure with a national executive search firm where he developed a keen eye for identifying talent well matched to hotels. He holds an MBA from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Sanjay was hired in 2013 and has served as a Regional Director of Operations, handling a portfolio of the company's high profile hotels in New York City. Bedi will be based at the company's midtown Manhattan Regional Corporate Office.

Real Hospitality
New York, New York, United States
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Leon Pellicer has been appointed as Food & Beverage Director at Mandarin Oriental, New York

Leon Pellicer comes to Mandarin Oriental, New York with more than 15 years of experience in hospitality, most recently as Director of Food & Beverage at St. Regis Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii. Pellicer has held key management positions with St. Regis Hotels & Resorts Worldwide since 2009 including St. Regis Deer Valley and St. Regis Bahia Beach. Previously, Pellicer held positions with Four Seasons Resorts in Hawaii and Mexico. He is a graduate of Universidad del Valle de Atemajac in Puerto Vallarta Mexico and was recently accepted as a Certified Sommelier by The Court of Masters Sommeliers in 2013.

Mandarin Oriental
New York, New York, United States
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Candice Cancino has been named General Manager at Hyatt Herald Square

A veteran of the hospitality industry, Candice Cancino comes to the hotel with over 20 years of experience ranging from boutique hotels to major luxury hotel brands. Prior to joining Hyatt Herald Square New York, Candice most recently served as the General Manager of The High Line Hotel in New York where she oversaw the opening of the property. Cancino started her hotel career at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and from there, went on to hold leadership roles at The Milford New York, the Normandy Hotel in Washington D.C., Tribeca Grand hotel in New York and W Hotels. In her new role, Candice will be responsible for all the pre-opening stages of development and for running the fashion and publishing-themed hotel as well as overall, day-to-day operations following the property's opening.

Real Hospitality
New York, New York, United States
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Catherine Johns has been appointed as Director of Sales at Sofitel New York

Johns comes to Sofitel from Hyatt Hotel Corporation, where, most recently, she was director of catering and convention services for the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa in Honolulu. Her positions with Hyatt also include meeting and events director for the Andaz Fifth Avenue in New York and director of catering at the Park Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. Before joining Hyatt, she served as catering sales manager for The Hay-Adams in Washington, D.C.

Accor
New York, New York, United States
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John J. DePaul has joined JLL as Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer

In order to better service and further expand its worldwide asset management portfolio of more than 40 hotels, JLL has added industry veteran John J. DePaul to lead the Hotels & Hospitality Group’s asset management and advisory practice in the Northeast United States. DePaul will report to Greg Hartmann, who was recently promoted to Managing Director and leads the hotel asset management and advisory practice in the U.S. and Canada. During DePaul’s more than 32 years of hospitality management and advisory experience, he served as Managing Member and founder of NHH Capital Advisors LLC, a fully-integrated hospitality advisory, asset management and investment platform executing more than $4.5 billion in project assignments since 2006. He also served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Melrose Hotel Corporation LLC, an independent upscale real estate hotel platform within Berwind Property Group LTD. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in management with an emphasis in marketing from Philadelphia University.

JLL
New York, New York, United States
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Greg Hartmann has been promoted to Managing Directors at JLL

In order to better service and further expand its worldwide asset management portfolio of more than 40 hotels, JLL has added industry veteran John J. DePaul to lead the Hotels & Hospitality Group’s asset management and advisory practice in the Northeast United States. DePaul will report to Greg Hartmann, who was recently promoted to Managing Director and leads the hotel asset management and advisory practice in the U.S. and Canada.

JLL
New York, New York, United States
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Mureka Walcott has been appointed as Director of Human Resources at M&R Hospitality Management

An 11-year hospitality industry veteran, Walcott previously was area human resources manager for the Residence Inn New York Manhattan/Midtown East and Courtyard New York Manhattan/Times Square, both in New York, from 2013-2014. From 2008-2013, she was market human resources manager at the Renaissance Meadowlands Hotel in Rutherford, New Jersey, where she earlier was an accounting manager. Prior to that, she served in two capacities at the Saddle Brook Marriott in Saddle Brook, New Jersey: front office manager and accounts receivable manager. M&R Hotel Management operates three hotels in Manhattan, four near John F. Kennedy International Airport, one near LaGuardia Airport and two in Staten Island. A third Staten Island hotel is scheduled to open in September.

M&R Hotel Management
Great Neck, New York, United States
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Colleen Senters has been appointed as General Manager at The Westin New York Grand Central

Before achieving the leadership position of General Manager, Senters began her career in hospitality as a room attendant and worked in multiple departments including sales, Front Office and Food &Beverage. Senters most recently was the General Manager of the Westin Jersey City Newport and previously was General Manager of the Sheraton Russell Hotel and the Sheraton Piscataway. Senters also was Hotel Manager of the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel and held senior financial positions at the Sheraton Parsippany, Hospitality Partners and U.S. Golf. Senters holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Marymount University.

Starwood
New York, New York, United States
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Ronen Nissenbaum has been named Managing Director at the Waldorf Astoria New York

Most recently, Nissenbaum served as the president and CEO of The Plaza Group including overseeing the Plaza Hotel in New York as well as development of the Plaza hotel brand. Prior to this role, he held extensive leadership positions at properties around the globe including senior executive vice president of operations at Marina Bay Sands Singapore where he opened and managed the largest integrated resort in Southeast Asia. Nissenbaum’s other global hospitality positions include senior management roles with Forte hotels in London and Euro Disney in Paris. Nissenbaum also had a successful 13 year tenure with InterContinental Hotel Group holding various roles from general manager in Tel-Aviv, Berlin, Paris and Atlanta to regional vice president of operations for North America. His hospitality career began with positions in the front office and food and beverage departments at properties in Belgium, Switzerland and Israel.

Hilton
New York, New York, United States
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Dominique Colliat has been named Executive VP, HotelServices, North & Central America and Caribbean at ACCOR

Accor, the world's leading hotel operator and market leader in Europe, has announced the appointment of Dominique Colliat to Executive Vice President, HotelServices, North & Central America and Caribbean. A 27-year veteran of Accor, Colliat will be responsible for targeted business and development strategies to increase profitability and expand hotel share throughout the region. A graduate of Lyon University with majors in marketing and management and a minor in French literature, Colliat began her career at Accor managing a succession of hotels in the Caribbean, France and Great Britain. In 1998, she departed the company after 20 years to join Club Méditerranée (Club Med) as Director for the Bahamas and Caribbean. Three years later, she was appointed Vice President Operations of Club Med North America, Mexico and the Caribbean to help reposition the resort collection in the upscale travel market.

Accor
New York, New York, United States
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Emily Venugopal has been appointed as Director of Public Relations at - The Pierre, A Taj Hotel

Most recently, Emily was Senior Vice President with The Brandman Agency, New York, where over a six and a half year span she managed a team of 10 overseeing luxury hotel and travel clients in diverse locations including North America, India, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean. She oversaw the development of effective PR strategies, new property launches and strategic partnerships for clients including La Mamounia, Marrakech; The Setai Miami Beach; Park Hyatt New York; and Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort, Costa Rica. Previously, she worked at KWE Group in Miami and BGB Communications, First Public Relations and Charles Barker BSMG (Weber Shandwick) in London, also specializing in the areas of luxury and travel. She holds a BA Hons in Media Studies from Sheffield Hallam University and has traveled the world extensively.

IHCL
New York, New York, United States
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Charles Masson has joined Baccarat Hotel and Residences New York as Director of Restaurants and Bars

Charles Masson, one of the world's most revered restaurateurs, has been tapped by Baccarat Hotels to be Director of Restaurants and Bars at the brand's flagship New York property, opening December 2014 on 53rd Street, west of Fifth Avenue. Masson will oversee the development and daily operations of four distinct culinary destinations within the hotel, including a signature restaurant, bar, grand salon and event venue. In addition, residents of 60 glamorous residences within the Baccarat Hotel and Resorts will have the opportunity to enjoy room service and private dining overseen by Masson.

Starwood Capital Group
New York, New York, United States