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Ray Sims has been appointed as Vice President of Business Development Americas at HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts

Ray Sims, a hotel veteran in the US, is a heavy weight hire for hotel representation company HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts; as the company renews its focus on the North American market. The former Senior VP of sales at GENARES Reservations, Sims has specialized in the hotel central reservation technology industry for the past twenty years. Acting as Vice President of Business Development for the Americas, Sims will be working to increase the company’s portfolio of hotels represented on the Global Distribution Systems under the HotelREZ HO chain code, as well as secure increased business for the company’s global portfolio of independent hotels. Together with the HotelREZ Business Development team, Ray will also be responsible for seeking to build new partnerships within the US and Canada.

HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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James Ficalora has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at DoubleTree Hotel & Suites Houston by Galleria

The DoubleTree Hotel & Suites Houston by Galleria (5353 Westheimer Road) is pleased to announce the appointment of James J. Ficalora as its Director of Sales and Marketing, effective immediately. A 23-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Ficalora will oversee all sales, marketing and e-commerce efforts for the soon-to-be 476 room property.

Hilton
Houston, Texas, United States
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Jeremy Berlin has been appointed as General Manager at The Westin Dallas Park Central

The Westin Dallas Park Central, currently undergoing a complete renovation to unveil a sleek interior design and accommodations, is proud to announce Jeremy Berlin as general manager. With more than 15 years of diversified industry experience, Berlin has a proven track record of success in leading outstanding hotel performance and guest satisfaction.

Starwood
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Yanbo Zhu has been appointed as Regional Revenue Manager at Hotel Equities

Atlanta-based Hotel Equities (HE) added three new Regional Revenue Managers to the firm’s leadership team. Barbara Soucia is based in the Atlanta corporate headquarters’ office, Yanbo Zhu works from the firm’s regional office in Plano, Texas, and Mischa Moore is based in Louisiana. All three report to Drew Salapka, Vice President of Sales & Revenue Generation. Ms. Soucia, Mr. Zhu and Ms. Moore each work with a defined number of properties in the Hotel Equities’ portfolio to assist, support and direct pricing, as well as yield management and mix management, in order to maximize and grow RevPAR. They also conduct training for the Directors of Sales at their respective hotels.

Hotel Equities
Plano, Texas, United States
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Cahal Mowery has been appointed as Director of Group Sales at JW Marriott Houston Downtown

JW Marriott Houston Downtown today announced the appointment of Cahal Mowery as director of group sales. With more than five years of group sales experience, Mowery comes to the luxury hotel from the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau (GHCVB), where he was a national account executive on the Convention Sales Team, tasked with attracting convention business to Houston. In his new role, he will be responsible for developing the convention and group travel market.

Marriott
Houston, Texas, United States
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Sean Menke has been named President at Sabre Travel Network

Sabre announced that Sean Menke, 46, will join the company, effective Oct. 5, as executive vice president of Sabre and president of Sabre Travel Network. In this role reporting to Tom Klein, Menke will be accountable for Sabre’s global distribution system, the world’s leading travel marketplace. Menke brings to Sabre more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership roles in the travel and technology industries. Most recently, he served as executive vice president and chief operations officer of Hawaiian Airlines. Previously, Menke was executive vice president, Resources at IHS, Inc., a global information technology company. Prior to that, he served as president and CEO of Pinnacle Airlines, president and CEO of Frontier Airlines, and executive vice president and chief commercial officer at Air Canada. Early in his career, he held leadership roles with United Airlines, Western Pacific Airlines and America West Airlines.

Aven
Southlake, Texas, United States
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Shane Bruns has been appointed as Food & Beverage Director at Omni La Mansion Del Rio and Mokara Hotel & Spa

A Colorado native, Bruns brings decades of experience both in the kitchen and in management roles. Most recently, he served as Food and Beverage Director for Omni Houston Hotel, where he led the reconcepting of the property's fine dining restaurant, NOE Grille, to a locavore establishment focused on sustainability. Since the transition, NOE Grille has earned such honors as Zagat's "10 Best Hotel Restaurants in Houston" and Wine Spectator's coveted "Award of Excellence."

Omni
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Tom Segesta has been appointed as General Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Houston

A 28-year hospitality industry veteran, Segesta began his Four Seasons career as Director of Housekeeping at The Olympic Hotel in Seattle (formerly a Four Seasons hotel). Since then, he has worked at Four Seasons properties throughout North America – from Austin and Boston to Las Vegas, Vancouver and beyond – yet his approach remains the same: “People come to our hotels to be taken care of. Our job is to create moments that matter for our guests.”

Four Seasons
Houston, Texas, United States
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Michael Jokovich has been named Area Vice President and General Manager at Hyatt Regency Lost Pines

Hyatt Hotels announced the appointment of Michael Jokovich as area vice president and general manager of the award-winning Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa. As area vice president, Jokovich will oversee 11 Hyatt-branded properties throughout the central United States, stretching across Texas and as far north as Minneapolis. His role includes supervising and providing counsel to these hotels, while also managing the operations at the 491-room, Four-Diamond resort destination that is Hyatt Regency Lost Pines. He will continue to report to Jordan Meisner, senior vice president of field operations.

Hyatt
Lost Pines, Texas, United States
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Doreen Patino has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at Éilan Hotel & Spa - an Autograph Collection hotel

Patino joined Éilan Hotel & Spa from Marriott Plaza Hotel San Antonio, where she was Director of Sales & Marketing for the past three years. Previously she held a range of positions at hotel properties across the city, including Director of Events at Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel and Director of Food, Beverage, Catering & Conventions and then Director of Group Sales at The Westin Riverwalk Hotel. She was honored with several awards over 12 years at The Westin Riverwalk, including Team of the Year in 2004; Best in Class for Supervisory Effectiveness from 2001-2007; and Manager of the Year in 2003. Patino also spent eight years as Director of Catering at St. Anthony Hotel in San Antonio.

Marriott
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Troy Mathews has been named General Manager at Hotel Contessa

Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Troy Mathews general manager for Hotel Contessa. Greg Champion, executive vice president and chief operations officer for Benchmark Hospitality, made the announcement. Hotel Contessa is a Benchmark Resort located alongside the famed Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
San Antonio, Texas, United States