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Blake Miller has been appointed as Director of Business Travel at Four Seasons Hotel Austin

Four Seasons Hotel Austin is excited to announce the appointment of Blake Miller as its new director of business travel. In this key role, Milleris responsible for negotiating, contracting and effectively managing relationships with local and national corporate accounts. A long-time Austin resident, Miller most recently spent 13 years as the director of corporate travel for the InterContinental Stephen F. Austin Hotel. Prior to the InterContinental, he was with the Omni Downtown as their director of business travel. Miller is very involved in the Austin Business Travel Association, among several other charities and industry organizations.

Four Seasons
Austin, Texas, United States
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Lance Taylor has been promoted to General Manager at Spring Hill Suites Austin South

Lance Taylor has been promoted to general manager of the Spring Hill Suites Austin South. Previously, Taylor was the general manager at the Courtyard Austin North/Parmer Lane. Prior to his experience as general manager at the Courtyard Austin North/Parmer Lane with White Lodging, Taylor was the general manager at the Hampton Inn and Suites Lakeway in Texas. His previous operations positions also include director of front office operations at Dallas Marriott Las Colinas in Irving, Texas and director of hotel operations at the Radisson Hotel and Suites in Austin. Taylor also gained experience as a parking manager/guest service manager, contract manager and guest service supervisor throughout his hospitality career.

White Lodging
Austin, Texas, United States
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Andrew Wright has been appointed as General Manager at Warwick Melrose Hotel

His most recent posts include the position of General Manager at the Hotel Palomar in Dallas, as well as the General Manager’s spot at the Tapatio Springs Resort & Spa in the Texas Hill Country. Wright has also held the top management role at Kimpton Hotels in Chicago and Seattle, as well as multiple positions at the luxury Swissotel in Chicago. He holds a BS degree in Health Sciences from Illinois State University.

WIH
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Jess Johnson has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Hotel Van Zandt

Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is pleased to welcome Joe Pagone as general manager and Jess Johnson as director of sales and marketing for its highly anticipated Hotel Van Zandt in Austin, set to open in summer 2015.As general manager, Pagone will oversee the opening of the hotel and is responsible for all personnel, business development, property operations and guest relations for the 319-room and 41-suite hotel located in the Rainey Street Historic District.

IHG
Austin, Texas, United States
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Joe Pagone has been appointed as General Manager at Hotel Van Zandt

Pagone joins the Hotel Van Zandt team from the Hotel Monaco Baltimore. At the 202-room hotel, he achieved such notable successes as maintaining customer satisfaction rankings within the top ten list of hotels in Baltimore on TripAdvisor and increasing overall revenue for the hotel over a two-year period. Prior to the Hotel Monaco, Pagone was assistant general manager at Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar in Chicago. He is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University where he majored in hospitality with a minor in business administration.

IHG
Austin, Texas, United States
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Alison Brooks has been appointed as General Manager at Courtyard Dallas Mesquite Hotel

Alison Brooks has been promoted to general manager of the Courtyard by Marriott in Mesquite, Texas. Previously, Brooks was a sales manager at the same hotel. She also served as the hotel's operations manager from August 2012 to August 2013. Brooks' hospitality career started at the Courtyard by Marriott Houston-Galleria where she gained experience as the front desk supervisor and lead guest services representative.

White Lodging
Mesquite, Texas, United States
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William Primavera has been appointed as Director of Food & Beverage Operations at La Cantera Hill Country Resort

La Cantera Hill Country Resort announces the appointment of a dynamic food and beverage team comprised of William Primavera, director of food and beverage operations, John Zaner, director of culinary operations and Executive Chef Robert Carr. La Cantera Hill Country Resort, managed by Destination Hotels, will welcome back guests in April after a multi-million dollar transformation, including nine new restaurants and bar concepts.

Destination Hotels
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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Shirley Dunn-Hanks has been appointed as National Leisure Sales Director Western Region at Auberge Resorts Collection

In this integral new role, Dunn-Hanks will oversee sales in the western U.S. for the leisure and travel industry segments, with a focus on expanding the company’s reach and exposure in key metropolitan markets, including Los Angeles, San Diego, Dallas and Houston. She will be based in the company’s new Dallas national sales office.

Auberge Collection
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Dirk Burghartz has been appointed as General Manager at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas

Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas announces the appointment of Dirk Burghartz to the position of General Manager of the property. Burghartz is responsible for running the overall Resort, one of the top three largest hotels in the company. He will also manage a staff of more than 650 employees who service the 431-room hotel, as well as The Sports Club, a private membership experience at the Resort.

Four Seasons
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Johann Runarsson has been appointed as Director of Food & Beverage at JW Marriott Austin

Johann Runarsson will be joining the JW Marriot Austin team as the new director of food and beverage (F&B) for the hotel. Runarsson is a native of Iceland and earned a degree in hotel management and F&B operations from Cesar Ritz Colleges in Switzerland and a degree in hotel and restaurant administration from Washington State University. After completing his education, Runarsson moved to the Boston area and served as the banquet manager for hotels including the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge, MA and the Westin Copley Place Boston Hotel. Prior to joining the JW Marriott Austin, Runarsson was the director of F&B at the Park Hyatt Resort in Beaver Creek, CO.

Marriott
Austin, Texas, United States
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Christopher Dennis has been appointed as General Manager at Holiday Inn Dallas North-Addison

Leo Spriggs, President and CEO of Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC), proudly announces the selection of Christopher Dennis to lead the team at the Holiday Inn located at 4960 Arapaho in Addison, TX. Dennis will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of this 101-room property located in a Northern suburb of Dallas which boasts a restaurant, state-of-the-art fitness center and outdoor swimming pool. HMC is one of the country’s largest U.S. third-party privately held hotel management companies, ranked in the top 40 of all third party and owner operated hotel management corporations.

HMC
Addison, Texas, United States
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David Lemmond has been appointed as General Manager at The Highland Dallas

The Highland Dallas, recently reimagined and rebranded from the Hotel Palomar, has appointed David Lemmond as general manager. In this role, Lemmond is responsible for overall hotel operations, sales and marketing divisions and property-wide food and beverage program. The announcement follows the hotel's unveiling as the first hotel to join Curio - A Collection by Hilton.

Aimbridge EMEA
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Mit Shah has been appointed as Chairman of the board at La Quinta Holdings Inc.

Shah has served on the boards of directors of La Quinta and its predecessor entities since 2013. He currently serves as CEO and senior managing principal of Noble Investment Group, which he founded in 1993. Shah also currently serves as president of the Marriott International's MINA board, is a member of the owner and franchise board for Hyatt Hotels Corporation and is a member of the Industry Real Estate Finance Advisory Council of the American Hotel & Lodging Association.

La Quinta
Irving, Texas, United States
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Carissa Smith has been appointed as Director, Sales and Marketing at Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa

Smith is no stranger to Omni Hotels & Resorts or Austin. She has spent her illustrious 19-year career at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown where she most recently served as director of sales and marketing. Smith started at the property in 1995 as an intern. After accepting the full-time position of conference planning assistant that same year, she was named the catering sales manager the following year. Smith held several other positions before she became the director of sales in 2004, and served in that role for five years until her promotion to director of sales and marketing in 2009.

Omni
Austin, Texas, United States
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Wilbur Bodden has joined Wyndham Garden Amarillo as General Manager

Leo Spriggs, President and CEO of Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC), proudly announces the addition of Wilbur Bodden to its leadership team. Bodden will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Wyndham Garden Amarillo (formerly The Ambassador Hotel). This 260-guestroom and suite property is located conveniently close to downtown Amarillo and is only a short 15-minute commute from Amarillo International Airport. HMC is one of the country’s largest third-party privately held hotel management companies, ranked in the top 40 of all third party and owner operated hotel management corporations.

HMC
Amarillo, Texas, United States
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Courtney Morrow has been appointed as Marketing Manager at Hilton Anatole

Courtney Morrow has joined the Hilton Anatole to oversee all of the hotel’s social media efforts, media relations, reputation management and corporate partnerships. Additionally, Morrow will focus on driving awareness of the hotel’s special events, particularly Christmas at the Anatole and Sparkle! Previously, Morrow served as a marketing and social media manager for Starwood Hotels & Resorts. In this role, Morrow was responsible for media relations, reputation management and social media efforts at the Westin Galleria Dallas. For one year of her time with Starwood, Morrow had the additional responsibility of the social media work for the Sheraton Dallas. Prior to Morrow’s time with Starwood, she served in a variety of marketing, events, public relations and fundraising roles in Oklahoma and Texas. - See more at: http://ehotelier.com/news/2014/09/24/hilton-anatole-adds-three-to-sales-and-marketing-team#sthash.wvZXVSFh.dpuf

Hilton
Dallas, Texas, United States
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Ruth Leis has been appointed as Director of Sales at Hilton Anatole

Ruth Leis has been appointed the Hilton Anatole’s director of sales. Leis joins Hilton Worldwide after spending the past 10 years at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. For more than four years, she served as executive director of sales at MGM, leading a team of 15 managers targeting conventions and conferences for the 6,000-room hotel. Prior to that, Leis was responsible for the Midwest region, where she also supervised the MGM’s small meetings team. She was consistently ranked as one of the top-producing salespeople during her time with the MGM Resorts International. Prior to MGM, Leis spent four years handling the Northeast region at the 2,500-room Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Leis holds a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation, has served on the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Americas board of directors, and is a member of the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA).

Hilton
Dallas, Texas, United States