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David Lopez has been appointed as General Manager at THE OUT NYC

As THE OUT NYC continues preparations for its coming out party early next year; New York City’s first gay hotel and entertainment complex has announced that hotel veteran David Lopez will assume the position of General Manager. With 14 years of experience as a general manager and over 25 years managing all facets of hotel operations, brand development, and marketing, Lopez brings a wealth of expertise to his new role at the highly-anticipated 105-room boutique property.

THE OUT NYC
New York, New York, United States
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Sharon Telesca Feurer has been appointed as Director of Marketing at The Peninsula New York

With more than 20 years of luxury hotel marketing experience, Ms. Telesca Feurer was most recently Director of Marketing for Trump SoHo New York, where she was an integral part of the hotel’s opening team. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Marketing for AKA Hotels, overseeing eight locations in New York, Pennsylvania, Washington DC and Virginia. Ms. Telesca Feurer also held various high-level marketing positions at luxury New York hotels including St. Regis, Hotel Plaza Athénée, Gramercy Park Hotel and Four Seasons. A graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, Ms. Telesca Feurer holds a B.S. in Business Administration and Marketing and was recognized on the University’s Dean’s List. She is a member of New York City Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier, and currently resides in Manhattan with her husband.

Peninsula
New York, New York, United States
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Megan Weber has been promoted to Director of Sales at Hampton Inn Buffalo-Airport

Megan began her hospitality career in 2003 at Buffalo Lodging’s Hampton Inn Buffalo/Williamsville, where she held the position of guest services representative for two years. From there, Weber went on to become the manager on duty for Hilton Garden Inn Buffalo-Airport, executive housekeeper for Sleep Inn Buffalo/Amherst, and then front office manager for Fairfield Inn & Suites Buffalo-Airport, all owned by Buffalo Lodging Associates.

Buffalo Lodging Associates
Buffalo, New York, United States
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Jenné Lombardo has been appointed as Global Fashion Director at W Hotels Worldwide

W Hotels Worldwide today announced the appointment of Jenné Lombardo, entrepreneur and style maven, as its new Global Fashion Director. For more than 12 years, W Hotels has had a continuous commitment to fashion, and in 2010 appointed the first-ever Global Fashion Director for a hospitality brand – Amanda Ross. As the W brand continues to expand its international footprint and opens in fashion capitals around the world, Lombardo, a global trendsetter with a knack for identifying what’s new and next in fashion, will be instrumental in developing strategic initiatives and partnerships that showcase W’s innovative point of view on fashion.

Starwood
New York, New York, United States
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Kara Hejmowski has been appointed as Director of Sales at Hampton Inn Buffalo/Williamsville

Kara has been with Buffalo Lodging Associates since 2005, when she began working as a guest services representative at Homewood Suites Buffalo-Airport. Over the next few years, Kara was promoted to manager on duty and then to front desk supervisor. She then went on to work as the sales coordinator for both Hampton Inn & Suites Buffalo-Downtown and Hampton Inn Buffalo-Airport, before returning to front office management at Sleep Inn Buffalo/Amherst and then at Fairfield Inn & Suites Clearwater-Bayside in Clearwater, Fla.

Buffalo Lodging Associates
Williamsville, New York, United States
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Paige Brewer has been appointed as Global Head of Compensation Consulting at HVS Executive Search

Paige Brewer has a rich background in total rewards management within a number of industries including consumer goods, publishing/media, financial services, and hospitality. She previously owned her own consulting firm, working with clients such as Kerzner International, United Business Media, Dannon Inc., Kaplan, AOL, and Time Inc., providing advice on executive compensation programming. Previously, she spent 12 years at American Express and Diageo in their compensation & benefits department. Paige serves on the HR Committee for the United Way of Western CT.

HVS
Mineola, New York, United States
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Milana Knowles has been appointed as Spa Director at Mandarin Oriental

Milana has an extensive, diverse and impressive background with a range of spa’s where she has served, including most recently SpaFinder Inc in New York, Avon located in the Trump Tower, The GreenHouse in New York, and Equinox in New York. She began her career in the Spa industry as Vice President of Business Development with the GreenHouse in New York, followed by various spa and managerial roles with the company. Milana is a native of Croatia and is fluent in Italian & Croatian. In her new role, she will oversee all aspects of Mandarin Oriental, New York’s Spa.

Mandarin Oriental
New York, New York, United States
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Julian Alden has been appointed as Director of Sales at The Pierre, A Taj Hotel

For 10 years, Alden held increasingly demanding positions at The St. Regis Hotel. As Director of International Sales for eight years, he was responsible for dramatic growth of transient and group business as well as successful sales and marketing initiatives in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, and was recognized year after year as a top performer for consistently exceeding his sales goals by significant margins. In 2009, he was promoted to Associate Director of Sales, handling strategic planning for pricing and market segmentation while also far exceeding his revenue goals and propelling the hotel into a more prominent competitive ranking in the marketplace. A native of Malta, Alden attended the island republic’s Institute of Tourism Studies – St. George’s Bay, St. Julian’s, where he received a Diploma in Hotel Management awarded with Distinction and was recognized with the “Management Student of the Year” by the Malta Hotel and Restaurant Association.

The Pierre, A Taj Hotel
New York, New York, United States
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Lisa Iaquez has been appointed as Director of Corporate and Group Sales – The Americas at Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces

Iaquez, based in New York, is responsible for corporate transient sales and group sales in the Eastern US. She brings more than a decade of corporate transient and group sales to her new role with Taj Hotels. Most recently, she was Global Director of Corporate Sales with Jumeirah Hotels, where she represented 11 luxury hotels. Previously, she spent five years as Director of Corporate Sales with New York’s SoHo Grand and Tribeca Grand hotels, and two years as pre-opening Group Sales Manager with Hilton Times Square. Her additional experience includes conference sales planning for the Paramount Hotel, Merrill Lynch and Estee Lauder. A graduate of SUNY New York with a degree in marketing, Iaquez also holds certification from Master Connections sales training and Hilton Sales College. She is a member of British American Business, Hedge Fund Association, NYCBTA NY chapter and ACTE, and supports the Sankara Eye Foundation, the Sikh Arts Foundation and UNICEF world water projects.

IHCL
New York, New York, United States
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Frances Maxwell has been appointed as Director of Corporate, Group and Incentive Sales – The Americas at Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces

Maxwell, based in Chicago, is responsible for group and corporate segments with a specialty in incentive and insurance sales. With 15 years of experience in hospitality and business-to-business sales, she joined Taj Hotels from her position as Director of Regional Accounts, Midwest, for Wynn and Encore Las Vegas. Her prior experience includes serving as Business Development Director with BI, a Minneapolis-based business improvement company, where she advised C-level clients and sold reward, recognition, marketing and other programs. She also held Corporate Sales Manager positions with Pheasant Run Resort & Spa and Wyndham Hotels in Illinois, was a wedding planner for Radisson Lisle, Lisle, IL and was Director of Food & Beverage for the Drake Hotel in Oakbrook, IL. Maxwell is a member of Meeting Planners International, where she is also on the board of directors for the organization’s Chicago Area Chapter, and HSMAI. She has a degree in Psychology from Illinois State University.

IHCL
New York, New York, United States
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Adele Gutman Milne has been named Sales & Marketing Executive of the Year at HSMAI Greater New York Chapter

Adele Gutman Milne, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for HKHotels, was named the "Sales & Marketing Executive of the Year" by the HSMAI Greater New York chapter during its 18th Annual Frank W. Berkman Tourism Achievement Award Black Tie Gala Dinner Dance June 8th. Ms. Gutman was selected as a result of her commitment to the hospitality industry, career accomplishments, and industry service. In fact just last year, all four of the HKHotels properties in New York were ranked in the top four in New York City by the members of TripAdvisor — an achievement which Ms. Gutman and everyone at HKHotels has been working toward for over six years. As a result, the hotels have enjoyed consistently high occupancy throughout the year and Ms. Gutman was a featured speaker at TripAdvisor's Master Class held in New York last year.

HSMAI Greater New York Chapter
New York, New York, United States
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Jim Mooney has been promoted to Director of Sales & Marketing at The Westin New York at Times Square

The Westin New York at Times Square is pleased to announce the promotion of Jim Mooney to director of sales and marketing. No stranger to the 863-room hotel, Mooney has spent the past two-and-a-half years as director of sales. Mooney, who has spent most of his career in the Big Apple, joined The Westin New York at Times Square in 2008, and was previously the director of sales at the Millennium Broadway Hotel. Prior to that, he held various positions within the Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the management company for The Westin New York at Times Square, in New York City and Baltimore for nearly 15 years.

The Westin New York at Times Square
New York, New York, United States
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Alisha Case has been appointed as Director Of Sales at Homewood Suites by Hilton

Case brings more than 15 years of hospitality experience to the Homewood Suites Ithaca team. She has held the position of Director of Sales for a number of hotels, including the Clarion Hotel in Portland, ME, the Craftsman Inn and Conference Center in Syracuse, NY and the Hotel Syracuse in NY. She most recently served as Director of Sales and Marketing for the Wyndham Portland Airport Hotel in Portland, ME. Case graduated Cum Laude from the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hotel and Travel Management.

Waterford
Ithaca, New York, United States
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Michael J. Taylor has been named General Manager at Hotel 718

Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading US-based independent hospitality management company, has appointed Michael J. Taylor CHA, CMP general manager for the stylish new hotel being constructed at 231 Duffield Street in Brooklyn. Named Hotel 718, the property is owned by Brooklyn-based V3 Hotels and will be operated by Benchmark Hospitality. It is scheduled to open in November of this year. Greg Parsons, Benchmark’s senior vice president of operations, made the announcement.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Tim Miller has been named Senior Vice President and Managing Director at EDITION Hotels

Tim Miller has been named Senior Vice President and Managing Director for EDITION Hotels, the company's luxury lifestyle hotel brand. Mr. Miller will set EDITION's brand strategy, oversee operations and work with Marriott's Development team to expand the brand, which currently has hotels in Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, and Istanbul. Another five projects are in advanced stages of development in major gateway cities worldwide, including London and South Beach in Miami, Florida. Mr. Miller has a vast amount of strategic brand experience, having consulted for lifestyle and entertainment brands, including EDITION, Balducci's and Carnival Cruises. Previously, as Chief Executive Officer of Crunch, Mr. Miller reinvented a collection of fitness facilities throughout the U.S. Additionally, he was Chief Branding Officer and a general manager for the Morgans Hotel Group, as well as President of Alden Hotels.

Marriott
New York, New York, United States