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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
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Garry Cox has been appointed as General Manager at the Axiom Hotel

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Kokua Hospitality, LLC are pleased to announce the appointment of Garry Cox as General Manager of the Axiom Hotel (28 Cyril Magnin St.), opening in the heart of San Francisco’s Union Square in the former Powell Hotel space in fall 2015. With over three decades of experience in hospitality management, Cox brings a diverse operational expertise from all facets of the hotel industry to his new role.

Kokua
San Francisco, California, United States
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Bob Chapek has been named Chairman at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts

Bob Chapek has been named Chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, it was announced today by Robert A. Iger, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas O. Staggs, Chief Operating Officer, The Walt Disney Company. A 22-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, Mr. Chapek has served since 2011 as President of Disney Consumer Products, driving a technology-led transformation of the Company’s consumer products, retail and publishing operations. He assumes his new role effective immediately. As Chairman of Parks and Resorts, Mr. Chapek succeeds Mr. Staggs, who was named Disney’s Chief Operating Officer earlier this month. Mr. Chapek will report to both Mr. Iger and Mr. Staggs.

Disneyland Paris
Burbank, California, United States
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Raphael Bernard has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing North America at InterContinental French Polynesia

InterContinental Resorts French Polynesia and Maitai Hotels has promoted Raphael Bernard to the role of Director of Sales & Marketing North America. Bernard’s responsibilities encompass all North America sales and marketing efforts for the InterContinental Resorts French Polynesia and Maitai Hotels in French Polynesia. He will report to Philippe Brovelli, Regional Vice President of Operations for InterContinental Resorts French Polynesia. Bernard joined InterContinental Resorts French Polynesia as Sales Manager for North America in 2011. Prior to this role, he was Sales Manager, North America, for Sofitel Luxury Hotels and Resorts French Polynesia. In addition to his hotel industry experience, Bernard holds a bachelor’s of arts degree from The American University of Paris in France.

IHG
Fountain Valley, California, United States
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David Farah has been appointed as Quattro Restaurant General Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto

Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto and Quattro Restaurant have plenty in store for 2015 with new restaurant General Manager David Farah at the helm. Growing up in Colorado, David is no stranger to great food, craft beers, and whiskies. From cooking alongside his mother to picking seasonal vegetables from his uncle’s farm, his experiences have ultimately led him to hospitality. With a degree in International Business from Pepperdine University, David has managed restaurants for Hillstone Restaurant Group, Vail Cascade Resort, and Eureka Restaurant. David’s dream has always been to work for Four Seasons, and he’s excited to be living in the Bay Area to enjoy all of the seasonal produce, local purveyors, and vibrant food scene in Silicon Valley.

Four Seasons
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Sanjiv Gupta has been named General Manager at Courtyard Los Angeles Torrance/South Bay

Before joining the South Bay hotel's team, Gupta served as the event leader at Santa Clara Marriott. Prior to this, he held positions as director of meetings and special events, director of event operations and senior food and beverage operations manager at various Marriott establishments across the U.S. Prior to joining Marriott, Gupta spent 12 years working for Omni Hotels & Resorts and other top-rated companies in Asia and Europe, giving him a well-rounded outlook on the hospitality industry as a whole. Gupta has received numerous honors and awards over the years, including the Global Event Management Award of Excellence for North America Lodging Operations in 2008, Chairman Circle's Award in 2012 and 2013 and Host Hotel Excellence in 2013. Proving his talent as an exceptional event leader, Gupta has successfully grown a strong loyal customer base working with Google, Apple, Cisco, HP, Intel and NFL accounts including the San Francisco 49ers, Indianapolis Colts, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, New York Giants and New England Patriots.

Marriott
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Matthew Feddock has been appointed as Food & Beverage Director at Hotel Vitale

An East Coast native, Matthew Feddock began his hospitality career in catering and eventually moved into restaurants with the opening of Brasserie Ruhlmann in Rockefeller Center in Manhattan in 2005. Over the years, Feddock has worked with some of the industries finest including Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian and American Sommelier Association President Andrew Bell. Having held a range of roles such as bartender, sommelier, and general manager at some of the most prestigious hotels and restaurants in New York City, Feddock acquired well-rounded experience in the hospitality field.

Commune
San Francisco, California, United States
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Stephanie Bondoc has been appointed as Director of Sales at Doubletree by Hilton Carson

Stephanie Bondoc was Assistant Director of Sales at Hotel Maya from 2011-2015. She oversaw sales for the property that included more than 30,000-square-feet of flexible meeting spaces. Bondoc was Group Sales Manager at The Westin Long Beach from 2006-2011, preceded by Sales positions at The DoubleTree San Pedro and The Westin Long Beach.

Hilton
Carson, California, United States
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Greg Guthrie has been appointed as General Manager at Doubletree by Hilton Carson

Greg Guthrie spent the last four years first as Hotel Manager at the 199-room Hotel Maya. His responsibilities included overseeing all Hotel operations including food and beverage and the rooms department. Guthrie has held a variety of hospitality positions but most recently prior to Hotel Maya was Director of Food and Beverage at Kyoto Grand Hotel in Los Angeles and Sheraton Cerritos in Cerritos, Calif. His hospitality positions have taken him from San Diego and San Francisco to Chicago and Columbus.

Hilton
Carson, California, United States
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Shannon Simpson has been appointed as Pool Bar & Grill Manager at The St. Regis Monarch Beach

It is our pleasure to announce that Shannon Simpson will be joining us in the role of Pool Bar & Grill Manager at the best address effective February 9th 2015. Shannon comes to us with over 10 years of experience working in hotels, 7 of those being working in Food & Beverage Leadership roles. Most recently she was the Food & Beverage Manager for Le Meridien Dallas – The Stoneleigh and prior to that she was the Beverage and Restaurant Manager for the Anaheim Marriott Hotel. Shannon has also worked as an Accounts Receivable Agent and Purchasing Manager for other companies. Shannon possesses a Bachelors of Science in Business Management from the City University Seattle.

Sunstone
Dana Point, California, United States
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Marcus Mueller has been appointed as General Manager at Solage Calistoga

In his new role, Mueller will oversee all aspects of the property and lead business operations for continued growth in 2015 and beyond. Solage Calistoga, located in the heart of Napa Valley, features 89 contemporary guest studios; the 20,000 square foot, award-winning Spa Solage (currently undergoing a $1.2 million renovation); and the recently remodeled, six-time Michelin Star-rated Solbar restaurant, which reopened in January following a $1.1 million renovation.

Solage
Calistoga, California, United States
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Erika DiProfio has been appointed as Director of Marketing at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

DiProfio is a San Diego county resident with more than 15 years experience in hospitality marketing for leading restaurant and consumer brands. Most recently, DiProfio served as vice president of marketing & public relations of Slater’s 50/50, an innovative casual dining southern California restaurant company. While there, she led the $40-million, marketing-centric company through an explosive growth period, successfully expanding from two to seven restaurants within a four year period.

Omni
San Diego, California, United States
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Michael Lerman has been appointed as General Manager at The Hyatt Place San Jose

Michael comes to the Hyatt Place San Jose from The Westin San Francisco Airport where he was the Director of Operations. In that role, he directed the function of the 397 room hotel and worked with department managers to implement inventive and efficient systems throughout the property. Michael was instrumental in achieving improved guest and employee satisfaction scores and increasing profitability.

Hyatt
San Jose, California, United States
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Peter Rice has been appointed as General Manager at Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach

Most recently, Rice held the position of General Manager of Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa, where he led the 493-room resort in exceeding previous guest satisfaction rates. Under his leadership, the property was named one of the Top 25 Resorts in the Southwest on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2013 Readers Choice Awards. Rice began his hospitality career with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts 30 years ago as an Assistant Room Service Manager at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Florida. While there, he held several positions of responsibility in the food and beverage department over a period of six years. Rice was later appointed Director of Operations at Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort & Spa, where he worked for two years before moving into General Manager positions at the Hyatt Regency Irvine and the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara in California. With a fierce commitment to community service, Rice has been a visible business leader in each community in which he has lived. In Irvine, he was a founding member of the Tourism Improvement District for the City of Irvine, an arm of the Irvine Chamber of Commerce, and also served on the Board of the Orange County Tourism Council. He held positions on the Board of Directors and Executive Board of the Scottsdale Convention and Visitors Bureaus as well as the National Advisory Board of Northern Arizona University School of Hotel and Restaurant Management.

Hyatt
Huntington Beach, California, United States
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Rocco Mastrangelo has been appointed as Director of Group Sales at The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel

With more than 14 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Rocco most recently served as Director of Group Sales for The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami and The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Miami. Prior to his positions in sales, Rocco served as Assistant Director of Finance in Key Biscayne. His finance experience also included Assistant Director of Finance at the Kaua’i Marriott Resort and Staff Accountant for Marriott International Lodging.

Ritz-Carlton
Dana Point, California, United States