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Appointments

Kris Singleton has been named Global Board Director at Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)

As of November 1,Kris Singleton, CIO for Omni Hotels & Resorts, joins as a director on the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP®) Global Board. Singleton was appointed for a two year term by the HFTP Global Executive Committee when it recently convened following the association's Annual Business Meeting at the 2015 Annual Convention & Tradeshow in Bellevue, Wash. USA. Singleton previously served as advisory council chair for HFTP’s 2013 Hospital Industry Technology Exposition and Conference (HITEC), the world’s largest hospitality technology event.

HFTP
Austin, Texas, United States

Jeff Snow has been appointed as Director of Interactive Design and Development at Monscierge

Hospitality technology firm Monscierge, recently known for providing the Travelodge UK mobile booking application, has added the hospitality expertise of Jeff Snow, the former Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Director of Interactive Design and Development, to their team.During his tenure at Starwood, Snow led teams of UX/UI designers, project managers and art directors to produce content for all communication channels throughout the 10 brands under the Starwood umbrella, including the Starwood Preferred Guest rewards program.

Monscierge
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

John Brehm has been appointed as Vice President, Sales and Business Development at eCommission Solutions

John Brehm joins ECS as Vice President, Sales and Business Development, where he will lead the global sales effort and develop new business opportunities. He brings over eighteen years of leadership experience from American Express Global Corporate Services and most recently Travel Leaders Group, where he served as the Vice President of Franchise Sales.

Buster
New York, New York, United States
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Chindavone Khounsathone has been promoted to Associate Market Manager - NA Regional Territories – Canada East at Expedia

Chindavone KHOUNSATHONE (ESSEC IMHI 2010) has been promoted to Associate Market Manager North America Regional Territories Canada East Expedia based in Tornto. She joined Expedia upon graduation in Paris for a year as Revenue Specialist and the moved to Toronto as Market Associate where she spent close to 3 years before this last promotion.

Expedia Group, Inc.
Toronto, Canada

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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Matthew Faull has been promoted to Senior Vice President – Information Technology and E-Commerce at Swiss-Belhotel International Limited

With 15 years experience in informational technology and e-commerce, Faull was previously Senior Vice President at ValueCommerce Japan, a Yahoo! company. He also held senior management positions in information technology and E-commerce in his homeland New Zealand, while his 10-year stint with ValueCommerce included positions in Russia and the Philippines. A graduated of Auckland University in computer science, Matthew Faull joined Swiss-Belhotel International in 2012. He said it was vital Swiss-Belhotel International to embrace cutting edge technology, developing systems and support mechanisms to meet demand and offer value to customers and partners would would extend its market leading position. “We recently introduced Protel International Property Management Systems which will enable total integration of property management plus on-line connection to our regional and corporate head offices,” said Mr. Matthew Faull. “This is an example of the importance we place on this crucial area which will continue to define the future of the hospitality industry.” Swiss-Belhotel International has more than 125 hotels, resorts and projects in its global portfolio. It has a presence in China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

Swiss-Belhotel
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR)

Keith Yeung has been appointed as VP Information Technology at Dorsett Hospitality International

Based in Dorsett Hospitality International's Corporate Office in Hong Kong, Keith is responsible for the overall information technology initiatives for the group, including formulating and implementing Group information technology, enhancing the hotels' operation efficiency through automation and technology enhancement and formulating policies and procedures for data / information protection and security. With 18 years of industry experience in SAP retail systems such as POS, CRM and E-Commerce, Keith was the Head of I.T in Hong Kong Tourism Board.

Dorsett
Central, Hong Kong (SAR)

Julie Cheneau has been promoted to Director Market Management at Expedia

Julie CHENEAU (ESSEC IMHI 2004) has been promoted to Director Market Management Expedia Inc London. Julie has worked for the last 9 years with Expedia successively to the following positions: Market Manager, Business Development Manager - Online Partner Marketing, Senior Market Manager and Area Manager before this last promotion. Prior to Expedia Julie did two years of Revenue Management

Expedia Group, Inc.
London, United Kingdom

Niklas Unger has been appointed as Head of the IT Division at H World International

Recently-appointed Steigenberger VP Ralf Denke will be assisted by Niklas Unger, the new Head of the IT Division. Adapted to the international strategy of the company in terms of applications, architecture and sourcing, IT creates the necessary basis for the successful implementation of innovations. Mr. Unger has already worked in a number of branches as an IT and process consultant and has held responsibility for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), digital transformation and website relaunch projects.

H World International
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Janssen Choong has joined Groupize, Inc. as CTO

Janssen has over 15 years of tech experience starting in San Francisco, over to Malaysia and now in Boston, MA. Coming recently from Booster, a company focused on group based fundraising and with experience building the Hotwire.com hotel’s system, he has worked with startups as well as large corporations with more than 2,000 employees building systems and teams that deliver.

Groupize
Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

Mansoor Khan has been appointed as Regional Sales Manager at INFOR

Mansoor will be responsible for driving Direct Sales in Hospitality, in Dubai, the UAE and all GCC countries. Mansoor will mainly focus on the new Hospitality CloudSuite applications with an emphasis on Sun Financials, EAM, d/EPM and HCM. Mansoor has held various Sales roles over the last 14 years, bringing a wealth of expertise to his role at Infor. He’s spent the last five years at Al Futtaim Technologies. There he enjoyed success in driving business with new clients - holding the track record for “new business” performance. Prior to that he spent five years at Oasys Infotech as Sales & Marketing Manager, responsible for dealer management & direct sales in Europe, ME and Africa. He is married with two daughters aged six & three named Zoya and Zareen

Infor
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Monika Nerger has been named President at Hospitality Technology Next Generation (HTNG) - AHLA

Monika Nerger, Chief Information Officer of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, succeeds Jeremy Ward as President of the association. Nerger has served on the Board of Governors since 2012 and as Vice President since 2013. She has been active in HTNG for more than ten years, having previously served as a forum and workgroup chair. "Monika Nerger has been a great evangelist and supporter of HTNG, and no one is more qualified than she to take on the leadership role," said Douglas C. Rice, Chief Executive Officer of HTNG, who continues to manage HTNG's day-to-day operations. Richard Tudgay, Vice President of IT for Omni Hotels & Resorts, was elected as Vice President to fill the vacancy created by Nerger's appointment. Tudgay has served on the Board of Governors since 2009.

HTNG
Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Jeremy Ward has been appointed as Chief Operations Officer at IRIS Software Systems

Former SVP of IT of the Kempinski Hotel Group, Jeremy Ward, has always been a great innovator in hospitality technology and a supporter of iRiS' products in particular, making his appointment a natural one. As COO, his role will be to make sure iRiS achieves its strategic goals as the company continues to grow and expand its Guest Experience Platform (GXP), their revolutionary cloud-hosted solution that powers iRiS' broad range of guest service applications, delivering content, communication and interactive services.

IRIS
London, United Kingdom