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Appointments

Rajiv Castellino has been named Chief Technology Officer at Marcus Hotels & Resorts

Castellino joins Marcus Hotels & Resorts with nearly 25 years of experience in IT systems administration and strategy. In his new role, he will provide strategic technology direction and support for the company. Prior to joining Marcus Hotels & Resorts, he served as chief information officer for Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. in Madison, Wis., where he oversaw strategic technology direction, information technology management and technology brand standards. His career includes serving as vice president information technology for Interstate Hotels & Resorts and serving as director of IT support services for MeriStar Hospitality Corporation. Castellino received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pune in India. He holds a master’s degree in marketing from Symbiosis Institute in India and a master’s degree in management information systems from the University of Dallas.

Marcus Hotels
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Hala Al Ramadhi has been appointed as Director of Technical Services at Hospitality Management Holdings (HMH)

HMH – Hospitality Management Holding has announced the appointment of Ms. Hala Al Ramadhi as the group’s new Director of Technical Services. Ms. Al Ramadhi brings over 15 years of outstanding experience and expertise in managing and delivering multiple hotel projects. In her new role, Ms. Al Ramadhi will liaise with various project teams including all required consultants, contractors and suppliers to provide technical services input across the group’s various projects. Drawing on her knowledge and experience she will ensure that all projects are developed in compliance with HMH and internationally recognized standards and procedures. Ms. Al Ramadhi began her career in 1998 as an Architectural and Interior Design Assistant with Gensler in London. Working her way up, she subsequently gained valuable experience with a number of prestigious architectural firms in the UK such AJP Frankham and WAT&G before moving to the UAE in 2007. She then joined Aldar Properties PJSC, Hotels & Hospitality as Design Manager. A British national, Ms. Al Ramadhi holds a degree in Architecture from De Montfort University in Leicester in UK. She completed a thesis project in Tailoring & Architecture from University College Dublin in Ireland followed by a professional diploma in Architectural Practice, Construction Legislation, Procurement and Contracts from the same institute. Ms. Al Ramadhi has a strong interest in how sustainable practices can be incorporated into all architecture and qualified as a Certified Passive Designer by the Passive House Institute (PHI), Darnstadt in Germany.

HMH
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Philippe Dias has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer at INTELITY

KEYPR®, the leading cloud-based technology platform for the hospitality industry providing an integrated end-to-end experience for guests and staff through embedded and mobile devices, announced today Philippe Dias has joined the company as CTO. As CTO, Dias will oversee KEYPR’s platform and technology strategy to deliver innovative and robust products and services to customers. Dias will lead KEYPR’s North American and European based engineering and product teams.

INTELITY
Los Angeles, California, United States

Andrew Metcalfe has been appointed as Chief Technolgy officer at Guestline Ltd

Global hospitality software business Guestline announces the appointment of Andrew Metcalfe to the new role of chief technology officer and a commitment to double its UK-based development team. The senior appointment for the business, and ambitious growth plans, come as Guestline expands further to support a more diverse range of new clients, including large hotel groups, universities, a wide selection of serviced accommodation providers and a growing number of international hotels.

Guestline
Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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David Kotze has been appointed as Director, Hotel Systems at Crystalbrook Collection

David is a seasoned IT hospitality professional with more than 30 years’ experience working throughout South Africa, the United Kingdom, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Throughout his career David has worked on more than 50 hotel openings and project managed 23 hotel openings. Most recently he led the hospitality sector for IT corporation Systemnet.

Crystalbrook Collection
Surry Hills Sydney, Australia

Pete Simpson has been appointed as Senior Vice President Global Business Technology at protel hotelsoftware GmbH

32 years in IT Management. Former CEO of a successful Australian ITC Integration and Consulting company. Pete spent 16 years with MICROS Inc in various technical roles including SVP of Global Business Technology. Pete launched MICROS hosting initiatives in 2003 and managed their industry dominating cloud business until the Oracle acquisition. He has since worked as an independent business technology consultant for various hospitality software, venture capital and investment companies. In January 2017, Pete joined protel to lead the protel I/O project. He is currently working with a team of developers to build an Enterprise Hospitality Framework based on ESB technology, that will provide tight integration of core property operations, enterprise data, distribution, guest experience and enhanced retailing. protel CEO and Co-Founder Ingo Dignas says “We are delighted that Pete has joined us, with his proven track record in delivering innovative and world class technology initiatives we have no doubt that his contribution at protel will have a major impact on our industry.”

protel
Dortmund, Germany

Edward Malinowski has been named Chief Information Officer at Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.

Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. announced today that Edward Malinowski will join North America’s largest family of indoor water park resorts on June 5 and serve as the company’s Chief Information Officer (CIO). Malinowski joins Great Wolf Resorts from Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts in Hong Kong, where he served as the company’s Chief Information Officer overseeing the brand’s worldwide IT operations. With more than 20 years of IT experience, Malinowski has a proven record of success in innovation, scaling and growth, strategic planning and execution, modernization, and security. Most recently, he executed a complete overhaul of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts’ enterprise IT organization from the ground up. Prior to that, he served as the Vice President of Technology Solutions for Hyatt Hotels where he was responsible for the architecture, daily operations, and security for more than 500 Hyatt hotels worldwide. Malinowski graduated from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.

Great Wolf Resorts
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Christian Cooper has been appointed as Vice President of Information Technology at Dream Hotel Group

Renowned hotel brand and management company Dream Hotel Group appoints Christian Cooper as Vice President of Information Technology. In this role, Cooper will lead the innovation and implementation of several large-scale IT initiatives to support the rapid growth and expansion of Dream Hotel Group and its portfolio of brands – Dream Hotels, Time Hotels, The Chatwal and Unscripted Hotels.

Dream Hotel Group
New York, New York, United States

Peter Chambers has been appointed as Chief Information Officer at sbe

sbe, the leading lifestyle hospitality company that develops, manages and operates award-winning hospitality venues globally, today announced that information technology executive Peter Chambers is joining as Chief Information Officer. In his role, Chambers will oversee information technology strategy, operations and data security programs across the sbe platform. He will be based in Miami, Florida.

sbe
New York, New York, United States

David Starmer has been appointed as Chief Information Officer at Sonesta International Hotels Corporation

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation today announced the appointment of David Starmer as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. In this role, Starmer will lead the strategy and execution of the company’s global technology investments, operations and resources. He will report directly to President and Chief Executive Officer, Carlos Flores. Mr. Starmer brings a wealth of business and hospitality technology experience to Sonesta. Most recently, he served as Vice President, IT Store Systems for Dunkin’ Brands where he led the worldwide direction and strategy for all in-store technology and related resources for more than 20,000 Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins locations in over 60 countries. Prior to Dunkin’, Mr. Starmer held senior IT leadership roles at Papa Murphy's International and several other multi-unit restaurant brands. Additionally, he spent five years leading the information technology practice for an international consulting firm. Mr. Starmer earned a BA from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC and a MS in the Management of Information Technology from the McIntire School at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA, where he also currently serves on the program's Advisory Board. Additionally, Mr. Starmer is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Hospitality Technology Magazine.

Sonesta
Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Florian Daniel has been appointed as Senior Director of Group IT at H World International

Florian Daniel takes on the position of Senior Director of Group IT at Deutsche Hospitality with effect from 1 March. Daniel has more than 16 years of experience in the IT sector. After starting out in consultancy and project management roles, he has spent most of his career so far working for the international initial and continuing training provider Berlitz, where he progressed from IT Coordinator for Europe to ultimately become Director of Worldwide IT. In this post, he was responsible for global and strategic IT operations for 39 countries and around 400 locations.

H World International
Frankfurt/Main, Germany

Scott Strickland has been appointed as Chief Information Officer at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Scott Strickland will spearhead the ongoing effort to enhance and implement Wyndham’s overall technology strategy and the continued migration of the company’s 18 brands to the Sabre SynXis property management and central reservation system. Wyndham Hotel Group was the first global hospitality company of its scale to roll out the system helping economy and midscale hoteliers grow their business by more efficiently managing pricing and inventory With 25 years of experience in the field of information technology, Strickland joins Wyndham from D+M Group where he led the company’s information technology function as chief information officer. Prior to this position, Strickland held the role of executive director, information technology with Nissan North America. Previously, he held technology roles at Stanley Black & Decker, IBM and Mars, Inc.

Wyndham
Gurugram, Haryana, India

John Neeley has been promoted to Vice President, Information Technology at Outrigger Hospitality Group

Outrigger Hotels and Resorts announced today that W. David P. Carey III, who has successfully led the company for more than 30 years, will transition into a lead role on the Outrigger advisory board and focus on development, community relations and strategic growth. KSL Resorts co-founder and CEO Scott Dalecio will take over day-to-day oversight as Outrigger plans for future enhancements. Additional appointments include the promotion of Outrigger veteran John Neeley, vice president of information technology, who has worked with Outrigger for 24 years.

Outrigger
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States