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Chris White has been appointed as Senior Director, Regional Sales and Marketing at Auberge Resorts Collection

Auberge Resorts Collection, owner and operator of boutique luxury hotels, resorts, residences and private clubs, announced today that Chris White has been appointed Senior Director, Regional Sales and Marketing.http://www.seychelles.travel/ White joins the team to manage sales and marketing efforts for Esperanza, in Cabo San Lucas, Calistoga Ranch, in Napa Valley and Solage, recently acquired as the company’s third managed property in Napa Valley. Chris White brings to the team over 20 years of hospitality experience, working with resorts across world-class hospitality brands, including Hyatt Hotels Corp., Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Four Seasons Hotels Limited, Starwood Hotels & Resorts and most recently KSL Resorts, where he served as Senior Director of Sales and Marketing for Monarch Beach Resort, in Dana Point, Calif. White began his hospitality career in Vancouver and has since lived and worked in Kauai, Calgary, Minneapolis, Whistler, Hawaii and Southern California.

Auberge Collection
Mill Valley, California, United States
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Chris Ong has been named Director of Catering Sales and Conference Services at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena

The Langham Huntington, Pasadena, Southern California's iconic landmark hotel has added a new leader to its senior management team. Chris Ong brings her own unique hospitality industry experience and knowledge to the Pasadena hotel as the Director of Catering Sales and Conference Services. Chris Ong, a seasoned hospitality professional, joins the hotel in her new role with a background of almost 20 years in the industry. Mrs. Ong began her career in hospitality at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa and most recently served as Director of Catering for other notable hospitality outlets such as, Wyndham Worldwide, and the Hotel del Coronado. In her new role, Ong will oversee the overall performance of the catering and conference services department with key market segments including weddings, group meetings, conferences and special events.

Langham
Pasadena, California, United States
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Reggie Dominique has been appointed as General Manager at Renaissance Los Angeles Airport

Renaissance Los Angeles Airport prides itself on encouraging guests to live life to discover, and that conviction strengthens with the recent appointment of a seasoned general manager. Reggie Dominique joined the Marriott family in 1994 and has been a dynamic sales and marketing manager for nearly two decades across various Ritz-Carlton locations, including San Francisco, Palm Beach and St. Louis. Just a few years ago, Dominique transitioned into the operational side of hospitality.

Marriott
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Philip Kendall has been appointed as General Manager at Solage in Napa Valley

Auberge Resorts Collection, owner and operator of boutique luxury hotels, resorts, residences and private clubs, announced today that Philip Kendall has been appointed General Manager of Solage, a contemporary resort located in the heart of California wine country. Solage returns to the Auberge portfolio following the property’s recent acquisition by a joint venture formed between Flynn Properties and Auberge Resorts Collection. In his new role, Kendall will oversee the management and operations of Auberge Resorts Collection’s third Napa Valley Property.Kendall joins Auberge Resorts Collection with over 30 years of hospitality experience. He most recently served as Vice President of Resort Operations for Plumpjack Group, where he was responsible for daily hotel operations at The Carneros Inn, Napa Valley and general and financial operations of Plumpjack Squaw Valley Inn, Olympic Valley. With deep roots in both Napa Valley and Auberge Resorts Collection, Kendall also brings past experience as General Manager of Calistoga Ranch, an Auberge resort in Calistoga, Calif., and prior to that, time served as Director of Operations for Auberge Resorts Collection. Earlier in his career, Kendall held executive leadership roles at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels Corp., serving as Vice President of Food & Beverage for both companies. Kendall’s hospitality career began at Hyatt on Union Square in San Francisco, evolving through positions at Hyatt properties in Chicago, Hawaii, Cayman Islands to a corporate role, where he oversaw Food & Beverage operations for all 115 of the company’s domestic hotels.

Montage
Calistoga, California, United States
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Adam Della Rocca has been appointed as General Manager at The Keating Hotel

The Keating Hotel, a historic San Diego property is proud to announce that Adam Della Rocca has joined its team as general manager. The Keating Hotel is operated by San Diego-based hotel management company, RAR Hospitality.Adam Della Rocca brings nearly 10 years of hospitality experience from international hotels in Central America and the United Kingdom including The Wheatley Arms and Popa Paradise Beach Resort. Prior to joining RAR Hospitality and The Keating Hotel team, he was general manager of the Surfer Beach Hotel in San Diego.

R.A. Rauch & Associates, Inc.
San Diego, California, United States
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Niki Leondakis has been named CEO at Two Roads Hotels & Resorts

Recently merged, Destination Hotels and Commune Hotels & Resorts today unveiled their new overarching company: Two Roads Hospitality. The newly created international lifestyle company features an unrivaled collection of truly individual hotels, resorts and vacation residences that caters to guests' personal journeys. Comprised of Joie de Vivre Hotels, Thompson Hotels, Destination Hotels, tommie and Alila Hotels & Resorts, Two Roads Hospitality is poised to be the leading operator of independent, boutique and lifestyle hotels with more than 95 properties in eight countries, and approximately $2 billion in total property revenues under management. Jamie Sabatier and Niki Leondakis will lead the newly established company as CEO of Two Roads Hospitality and CEO of Hotels & Resorts, respectively. Together, the leaders have more than 40 years of experience and proven expertise in building distinctive boutique and independent hotels. Both will focus on the financial, operational and cultural success that will propel the new company's future performance. Sabatier will oversee the company's operating and financial performance, global development and growth strategy, human resources and technology. In her new role, Leondakis will be responsible for hotel property financial performance, including operations, sales & marketing, guest experience, food & beverage programming, and interior design strategy, with a focus on elevating the overall portfolio's lifestyle experiences.

Two Roads Hospitality
San Francisco, California, United States
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Jason Adams has been appointed as Executive Chef at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

Omni La Costa Resort & Spa announced today the appointment of Jason Adams as the new executive chef, where he will oversee resort-wide culinary operations and programming. Adams has more than 20 years of culinary experience at top five-star luxury hotels and resorts across the United States and Caribbean, and is now bringing his expertise to the coastal foothills of Carlsbad, Calif. In his new position, Adams is spearheading the revival of Omni La Costa’s on-site beehives, which are an important resource for the Southern California resort. In support of the resort’s sustainability efforts, the beehives were originally cultivated to produce honey to be incorporated in everyday ingredients for guests including cocktails, condiments, appetizers and spa treatments. Adams is reinvigorating the beehives by cross-pollenating them with lavender, peppercorn and fennel, to infuse unique flavors into each strain. Adams is also working on a refresh of the banquet catering, creating completely new menus for the resort’s numerous indoor and outdoor events. Prior to joining Omni La Costa, Adams served as executive chef at Four Seasons Resort Nevis, West Indies, where he was named “Caribbean Hotel Chef of the Year 2015” by The Caribbean Journal and cultivated relationships with local purveyors and fisherman for executing sustainable farm-and-sea-to-table culinary operations, including a Dive & Dine program for guests. Adams also served as executive chef at The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, Fla., The St. Regis Aspen Resort, Aspen, Colo. and The Ritz-Carlton San Juan, Puerto Rico. Originally from England, Adams began his career in London at five-star hotels Hyatt Carlton Tower and Churchill Intercontinental. In addition to Ritz-Carlton hotels in Palm Beach, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto Rico, he has worked at Ritz-Carlton properties around the world including Grand Cayman, British West Indies; Boston, Mass.; Atlanta, Ga. and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Adams now resides in Southern California with his wife and two sons.

Omni
Carlsbad, California, United States
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Caroline Dyal has been appointed as VP Operations at Pivot Hotels & Resorts

Davidson Hotels & Resorts is delighted to announce the appointment of Caroline Dyal as vice president, operations for its lifestyle and luxury division, Pivot Hotels & Resorts. Reporting directly to Pivot’s senior vice president, Albert Smith, Dyal will oversee and support all Pivot hotels, creating the cadence and drive behind the division’s service and operational excellence. Located in South Beach, she will provide Pivot Hotels & Resorts expanded operational bandwidth in market and support across the country to all of the division’s hotels.

Davidson
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Richard Hill has been appointed as President and Chief Operating Officer at Mosaic Hotel Group

Mosaic Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Richard Hill as President and Chief Operating Officer. Hill is responsible for all the operational aspects of the growing collection of award-winning, curated hotels, overseeing operational standards that are geared toward providing modern travelers with an immersive experience of local culture and community, heightened by truly personal service.

Palisades Hospitality Group (PHG)
San Rafael, California, United States
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Henning Nopper has been appointed as General Manager at Andaz West Hollywood

Nopper joins Andaz West Hollywood from Hyatt Hotels’ corporate office in Chicago, Illinois where he served as Corporate Director of Rooms for the Americas region. Nopper has been part of the Hyatt family since 1999 when he worked as a Banquet Manager at the Grand Hyatt in Seattle, Washington. He is a graduate of University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he majored in Hotel Administration. Prior to that he attended the International College of Hospitality Administration in Brig, Switzerland. Nopper was born in Germany and speaks fluent English and German.

Hyatt
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Nancy MacDonald has been appointed as Director of Sales and Events at Andaz West Hollywood

MacDonald joins Andaz West Hollywood from Hyatt Market Street in Woodland Hills, Texas where she served as Director of Sales and Events. Prior to joining Hyatt Hotels in 2012, MacDonald was the National Sales Manager for Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is a graduate of University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada where she majored in Political Studies and History.

Hyatt
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Thomas Lee has been appointed as General Manager at Cape Rey Carlsbad, a Hilton Resort

Thomas Lee has been appointed general manager for Cape Rey Carlsbad, a Hilton Resort situated along San Diego's spectacular North County coastline. A seasoned hospitality professional and avid outdoor enthusiast- who even spent a few years playing on the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball circuit- Lee is perfectly suited to take the helm at the upscale coastal retreat steeped in local adventure and beach life. Lee most recently served as general manager of the Pacific Edge Hotel, a Joie de Vivre property in Laguna Beach, Calif. A native of Newport Beach and longtime veteran of the hospitality industry, Lee has held several senior-level positions within Davidson Hotels and Resorts working with properties within the Hyatt, Hilton, Starwood and Intercontinental portfolios. Prior to joining Davidson, Lee played a key role in high profile hospitality and entertainment projects in Los Angeles including the re-launch of the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the Governor's Ball for the Academy Awards. Lee began his hospitality career at the Sofitel in Beverly Hills and the Bel Age Hotel on the famed Sunset Strip. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Lee holds a Master's Degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Administration. He previously served on the board of Visit Laguna Beach. In his free time, you can find him running on the beach, hiking a nearby trail or spending time with his wife and two daughters.

Hilton
Carlsbad, California, United States