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Cathy Hart has been appointed as General Manager at Ithaca Marriott

Overseeing the development and eventual operation of Ithaca Marriott is General Manager Cathy L. Hart, a 26-year veteran of managing Marriott branded hotels and who has been with Urgo Hotels & Resorts, the hotel’s management company, since January 2009. She most recently served as General Manager of Residence Inn by Marriott in West Orange, New Jersey, a near suburb of New York City. During her tenure, the hotel was named “2014 Hotel of the Year” within the Urgo Hotels & Resorts portfolio.

Marriott
Ithaca, New York, United States
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John Schafer has been appointed as Area Vice President and General Manager at Grand Hyatt New York

The iconic Grand Hyatt New York is pleased to announce the appointment of hotel veteran and New York native John Schafer as Area Vice President and General Manager. In his new role, Schafer will manage all aspects of the hotel and its day-to-day operations. A hospitality and Hyatt veteran, Schafer began his career with Hyatt Hotels Corporation more than 30 years ago and has served in ten different cities in large convention hotels. Prior to joining Grand Hyatt New York, Schafer most recently served as the Vice President Managing Director of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, supervising the 1,625-room hotel on San Diego Bay. Before San Diego, Schafer spent 19 years in Colorado, holding positions as opening General Manager of the 1,100-room Hyatt Regency Denver and the 500-room Grand Hyatt Denver and subsequently spent two years at Hyatt Regency Chicago as the Vice President Managing Director. Throughout his extensive Hyatt career, Schafer has been on the opening team of seven different Hyatt properties; host to presidents, political dignitaries, heads of states and international delegations; and in 1997 and again in 2007, was awarded the distinctive honor of General Manager of the Year for Hyatt Hotels & Resorts.

Hyatt
New York, New York, United States
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Simon Mais has been appointed as Managing Director at Loews Regency New York

Mais spent the last five years at Northwood Hospitality Group, where he most recently served as the Vice President of Asset Management. During his time there, he was responsible for ensuring the financial success of six marquee properties, including the Lotte New York Palace, The London West Hollywood, Cheeca Lodge & Spa, Naples Grande Beach Resort, Tranquility Bay Beachfront Hotel & Resort, and Parrot Key Resort.

Loews
New York, New York, United States
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Samuel Linder has been appointed as Executive Chef at The Peninsula New York

The Peninsula New York is pleased to introduce two recent appointments to the Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond rated hotel's executive food & beverage team, Executive Chef Samuel Linder who joins The Peninsula New York from our sister property in Manila and Executive Sous Chef Remi van Peteghem, joining us from our flagship property in Hong Kong. The two chefs will work together to oversee all food and beverage outlets within the hotel, including Clement, Gotham Lounge, Salon de Ning, banqueting functions as well as the hotel's 24-hour in-room dining for its 235 guest rooms and suites.

Peninsula
New York, New York, United States
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Remi van Peteghem has been appointed as Executive Sous Chef at The Peninsula New York

The Peninsula New York is pleased to introduce two recent appointments to the Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond rated hotel's executive food & beverage team, Executive Chef Samuel Linder who joins The Peninsula New York from our sister property in Manila and Executive Sous Chef Remi van Peteghem, joining us from our flagship property in Hong Kong. The two chefs will work together to oversee all food and beverage outlets within the hotel, including Clement, Gotham Lounge, Salon de Ning, banqueting functions as well as the hotel's 24-hour in-room dining for its 235 guest rooms and suites.

Peninsula
New York, New York, United States
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Michael Hoffmann has been appointed as Managing Director at the Waldorf Astoria New York

Michael B. Hoffmann, recently the vice president of Brand Performance Support for both Waldorf Astoria and Conrad Hotels & Resorts brands, has been appointed managing director of the Waldorf Astoria New York and the Towers of the Waldorf Astoria. Bringing with him more than 30 years of luxury hotel experience, he will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and the forthcoming restoration of the brand’s flagship property. Michael succeeds and will report directly to Ronen Nissenbaum, who was recently promoted to vice president, Luxury Hotel Operations, North America, Hilton Worldwide. Michael’s new role will take effect immediately.

Hilton
New York, New York, United States
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Richard Bussiere has been appointed as Managing Director at Langham Place, New York, Fifth Avenue

Langham Place, New York, Fifth Avenue is proud to announce the appointment of Richard Bussiere as the hotel's new managing director, a role he assumed the role on August 3, 2015. A 35-year veteran of the hospitality industry, this appointment is the most recent acknowledgement of Langham Hospitality Group's faith in Bussiere's rich and varied experience. Most recently, he served as managing director at The Langham, Boston, the first North American hotel in the group's portfolio, a role he was appointed to in 2013. Having spent the majority of his career managing hotels in Asia, Australia, and the South Pacific, Bussiere will now bring his wealth of international experience to the bustling island of Manhattan. His appointment comes on the heels of the recently announced renovations at Langham Place, which will debut beginning in fall 2015 and will include an updated lobby, a multi-million dollar art installation by Alex Katz, guest room and corridor refurbishment, expanded meeting space re-christened as The Gallery, and the installation of a branded Chuan Body & Soul spa.

Langham
New York, New York, United States
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Breandan Gallagher has been named General Manager at The Iroquois Hotel

A seasoned hospitality executive with over 18 years in the luxury hospitality industry, Breandan joins The Iroquois New York as General Manager from the W Hoboken Hotel, where he served as Director of Operations and Interim General Manager. His other previous industry roles include Director of Rooms, Director of Conference Services and Director of Front Office and Night Manager at the St. Regis Hotel New York, where he worked over a 15-year period, and various Front Office roles at The Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin.

Triumph Hotels
New York, New York, United States
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Will Silverman has been named Managing Director at Hodges Ward Elliott New York Office

Hodges Ward Elliott ("HWE"), the world's leading independent hotel brokerage, with offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles and London, announced the firm's expansion into commercial investment sales with the establishment of a New York office, headed by Managing Director Will Silverman. The announcement was made by Mark Elliott, HWE's President and Partner. Mr. Silverman joins HWE from Savills Studley in New York, where he closed approximately $6 billion of sales transactions comprising nearly 18 million square feet. Mr. Silverman focused on commercial investment sales activity, including the sale and recapitalization of equity and debt relating to office, residential, development and retail assets. Notable transactions include twice selling the office portion of 100-104 Fifth Avenue, the record-breaking sale of 111 Kent Avenue in Brooklyn and the sale of the retail at 465 Broadway three times in four years. Prior to joining Savills Studley in 2003, he worked for Insignia/ESG and J.P. Morgan Securities.

Hodges Ward Elliott, Inc
New York, New York, United States