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Dan Kaplan has been appointed as General Manager at Hard Rock Hotel San Diego

Hard Rock Hotel San Diego has named hospitality veteran Dan Kaplan, former area managing director with HEI Hotels and Resorts and general manager of the San Diego Marriott La Jolla, as the hotel’s new general manager. Kaplan brings over two decades of successful management experience at several of the country’s leading hotel brands to the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego. He will oversee day-to-day operations, lead group and transient business growth and ensure a flawless guest experience based upon Hard Rock Hotel San Diego’s signature rock star brand of service. His new charge includes overseeing the hotel’s 420 guestrooms and suites, 40,000 square-feet of event and meeting space, as well as the hotel’s signature Maryjane’s restaurant, Rock Spa, Float rooftop lounge and 207 nightclub.

Hard Rock
San Diego, California, United States
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Austin Phillips has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at Loews Regency San Francisco

With more than a decade of hotel industry experience, Austin Phillips leads all sales and marketing efforts as Director of Sales & Marketing at Loews Regency San Francisco. He arrived at the hotel from Stanford Court San Francisco, part of the Highgate Hotels portfolio, where he had been Director of Sales & Marketing since June 2013.

Loews
San Francisco, California, United States
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Amol Agarwal has been appointed as Executive Chef at Loews Regency San Francisco

As Executive Chef, Amol Agarwal oversees all aspects of food and beverage, including kitchen operations, menu creation and designing the beverage program at Loews Regency San Francisco, including Brasserie S&P and The Bar at Brasserie S&P. He will also lead the in-room dining division and the banquet programming. Whatever the venue, Chef takes inspiration from the freshest locally-grown ingredients to create artful culinary offerings that are as gorgeous to view as they are delectable to eat.

Loews
San Francisco, California, United States
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Michael Bridges has been named Director of Sales & Marketing at Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows

Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows welcomes Michael Bridges as director, sales & marketing. Bridges began his hospitality career in 2002 at The Ritz Carlton New York, Battery Park. Bridges later joined The Ritz Carlton Dallas as business travel, leisure and entertainment sales manager until 2008 when he joined the Thompson Hotel Group as the associate director of sales for Gild Hall Hotel in New York City. He joined Smyth Tribeca Hotel, New York in 2009 as Director of Sales & Marketing. In 2013, Bridges joined the Viceroy New York in his most recent position as director of sales & marketing and interim general manager.

FRHI
Santa Monica, California, United States
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Carmen Cruz has been appointed as General Manager at Hotel Zephyr Fisherman’s Wharf

Appointed by Davidson Hotels & Resorts, General Manager Carmen Cruz is overseeing the multi-million dollar renovation of Hotel Zephyr Fisherman’s Wharf, currently the site of the Radisson Fisherman’s Wharf, located at 250 Beach Street. This unique hotel will feature re-imagined upscale accommodations, engaging community spaces and ultimately provide a new dimension to this longtime must-see tourist destination.

Davidson
San Francisco, California, United States
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Robert Cima has been appointed as Regional Vice President and General Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village

Cima will be based in Westlake Village, and will continue to oversee hotels and resorts in Los Angeles, Whistler, Vancouver, Lanai, Buenos Aires, and Bogota.Cima began his career with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts shortly after graduating with a degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University. His first position was in food and beverage at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago, A Four Seasons Hotel. Cima’s passion for people and service has driven him to take numerous leadership roles at various properties throughout the world. His international experience ranging from city-centre hotels to remote resorts poised him for his current senior leadership role as one of only a handful of Regional Vice Presidents in the company.

Four Seasons
Westlake Village, California, United States
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Jennifer Newmark has been appointed as Director of Catering at Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

Jennifer Newmark comes to Sofitel from the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA where she managed catering and events for over a decade. She will oversee the hotel’s revenues by prospecting for new accounts and be charged with further development of existing accounts. Newmark will develop and implement catering sales strategies, budgets, action plans, goals and objectives for the Catering department and report directly to the Director of Sales and Marketing.

Accor
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Luca Rutigliano has been appointed as Managing Director at Rosewood CordeValle

Mr. Rutigliano most recently served as resort manager for Rosewood CordeValle, a position he had held since 2012. Prior to this, he was executive chef and oversaw the resort’s food and beverage programming and three signature dining venues. During his tenure with Rosewood, Mr. Rutigliano also worked at The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel in New York. His previous experience includes positions at five-star properties in Europe, the Middle East and the Caribbean, most notably at Canouan Resort at Carenage Bay in the West Indies.

Rosewood Hotel Group
San Martin, California, United States
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J Peter Lynn has been promoted to Area General Manager at Hilton Worldwide

Hilton San Diego Bayfront’s General Manager has been promoted as Area General Manager for San Diego by Hilton Worldwide. J Peter Lynn began his career in hospitality more than 30 years ago. Lynn has a proven record of driving business at numerous properties and successfully managing multi-million dollar projects. In 2008, Hilton San Diego Bayfront opened under Lynn’s management, and since then the hotel has achieved numerous recognitions and awards. Most recently Hilton San Diego Bayfront was named the ‘#6 Top Meeting Hotel in the US’ by Cvent and one of the ‘Best Places to Work in San Diego’ by the San Diego Business Journal. Prior to his tenure at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, Lynn served as General Manager of The Palmer House – A Hilton Hotel, where he spearheaded the property’s $170 million-dollar restoration. In addition to continuing to be the day-to-day general manager for Hilton San Diego Bayfront, where he was named Sunstone Hotel Investors’ 2012 General Manager of the Year, Lynn will also oversee Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego Mission Valley and Embassy Suites La Jolla. J Peter Lynn and his wife Lisa, have been married for twenty-two years and have two teenage boys. The whole family enjoys the outdoors and living the active San Diego lifestyle.

Hilton
San Diego, California, United States
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Adam Sydenham has been appointed as General Manager at Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel

Prior to joining Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel, Sydenham worked abroad at the Four Seasons Hotel in Moscow where he served as Director of Rooms. In addition to his position in Moscow, his extensive career also took him to Four Seasons properties in Toronto, the Canary Wharf district of London, Seychelles, and Beverly Hills. Additionally, Sydenham was influential in opening Coworth Park, a Dorchester Collection Hotel in the United Kingdom.

Luxe Hotels
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Jarnetta Manna has been appointed as Director of Operations at the Axiom Hotel

The Axiom Hotel (28 Cyril Magnin St.), opening in fall 2015, is pleased to appoint Jarnetta Manna as Director of Operations. Manna brings over a decade of experience in hospitality to her new role at the Axiom Hotel, which is owned by Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and managed by Kokua Hospitality, LLC. Manna’s career began at the Kingsmill Resort and Spa in Williamsburg, Virginia where she honed her hospitality expertise working various management positions on property. She later went on to become front office manager at the Embassy Suites Williamsburg and later became front office supervisor at the Loews Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland. Manna spent time at Maryland’s Inn at Perry Cabin before joining Kokua Hospitality to oversee the conversion of the Tremont Plaza Hotel into the Embassy Suites Baltimore Inner Harbor in 2013. A year later, she made the cross-country move to San Francisco to oversee the Powell Hotel’s transition to the new Axiom Hotel.

Kokua
San Francisco, California, United States
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Justin Ely has been appointed as Director of Sales at La Quinta Resort & Club, a Waldorf-Astoria Resort

Ely joins La Quinta Resort & Club and the Hilton Worldwide family from the Fairmont Newport Beach, where he served as director of group sales. During his tenure at the Fairmont, Ely was credited with achieving the hotel's best year ever in sales performance, leading his sales team to achieve a number two ranking among the 122 Fairmont Brand hotels. Ely has a solid background in hospitality sales with noted achievements at Caesars Entertainment, Fairmont Mayakoba - Riviera, Mexico, LXR Beach Resort of Sanibel & Captiva Island, Florida, Marriott and The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company.

Hilton
La Quinta, California, United States
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Michael Quan has joined InterContinental San Francisco as Area Director of IT

With more than 15 years of experience in information technology and business management, Michael Quan joins the InterContinental Hotels of San Francisco as Area Director of IT. Quan has spent most of his career in the Bay Area, working for companies such as Asian Health Services, Bay Computing Group, and Hotel Shattuck Plaza in Berkeley. Through his extensive knowledge and skills in the field, Quan continues to provide technical support and expertise, while overseeing operations to improve stability and service quality.

IHG
San Francisco, California, United States
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Phing Thong has been appointed as Director of Finance at InterContinental San Francisco

Phing Thong brings over 20 years of extensive background and vast knowledge in the area of finance to the Intercontinental San Francisco as the Director of Finance. Prior to joining InterContinental San Francisco, Thong spent the majority of his career working for various hotels including The Four Seasons Hotel and Residence in San Francisco and Claremont Resorts & Spa in Berkeley. Thong’s vast experience and professionalism in the field allows him to successfully manage relationships with owners, asset managers and board of directors while preparing and monitoring operating and capital plans, managing IT, and purchasing and accounting departments in complex organizations.

IHG
San Francisco, California, United States
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Terri A. Haack has been named Chair at California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA)

Terranea Resort, A Destination Hotel, is pleased to announce President Terri A. Haack’s election as 2015 Chair of the California Hotel & Lodging Association (CH&LA) Board of Directors. Haack was elected to the position at the Board’s annual meeting in San Francisco in November and assumed her position this January. She will head the volunteer leadership team, guiding the association’s mission of benefitting both the members and the entire industry. “I am honored to be elected Chair of such a dedicated organization and group of lodging industry professionals,” said Haack. “I look forward to working closely with CH&LA throughout 2015 to continue to grow and develop the association’s efforts for the state’s lodging and hotels.”

Destination Hotels
Sacramento, California, United States
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Charlie Lopez-Quintana has been appointed as Executive Director of Resort Operations at Resort by Destination Hotels & Resorts

Lopez-Quintana continues his work at Terranea with more than 20 years of luxury resort leadership experience. Before joining the Terranea team, Lopez-Quintana spent 12 years with Ritz Carlton and opened eight properties internationally. In his new role that started this January, Lopez-Quintana will expand his responsibility of overseeing multiple resort departments, including lodging, golf, retail, spa, recreation, food and beverage, among others.

Destination Hotels
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States