Staff Appointments w/e 17 September 2009
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LAURENCE COURTINAT-VERNON has been announced as the new Vice-President, Brands for Pan Pacific Hotels Group. Ms Courtinat-Vernon has experience spanning retail, leisure and hospitality industries, including a spell with Disneyland Resort, Paris
MICHAELANGELO L’ACQUA has been named as W Hotels’ first ever Global Music Director. L’Acqua served as Music Director of Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent in 1999, and holds a degree from The New School Jazz & Contemporary Music Program.
STEPHAN GEMKOW has taken over as Supervisory Board Chairman for Lufthansa Group companies. Gemkow is a member of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Chief Financial Officer for the airline.
MANDEEP BAWEJA has been appointed Vice President of Human Resources at Indian airline, SpiceJet. A 12-year HR veteran, Baweja has previously worked for companies including GE, WNS Global Services and IBM.
DUNCAN WEBB has been announced as the new Chief Marketing Officer for Amari Hotels and Resorts. Webb has worked for Amari for nearly 20 years and previously held the position of Vice President of Sales & Marketing.
SUKI SINGH has been promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer with GHM. Singh has been with GHM for 17 years, most recently serving as Senior Vice President Finance, Administration and Development.
AGNES CHENG has been appointed Executive Consultant for TMS Asia Pacific, based in Bangkok. Ms Cheng arrives from M Hotel Singapore, where she served as Director of Catering since 2008.
FRANCES KOH has been appointed Director of Brands for the Pan Pacific Hotels Group. Ms Koh, who joined Pan Pacific in 2009, was formerly Brands Manager for the group.
JENNY MILNER has been appointed Business Development Manager for the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth hotel. Ms Milner comes to Sofitel with more than 10 years hotel experience, previously working with Starwood and Orient Express.
MARTIN VAN KAN has been announced as IHG’s new Director of Operations in Oman and General Manager for the Al Bustan Palace InterContinental Muscat. Van Kan joined IHG in 1984 and has held GM positions across the Middle East.
JAMES ROBERT WILSON has been appointed General Manager of the Dusit Thani Dubai. Wilson has been with Dusit since 2000, most recently serving as Vice President of Operations for all Dusit Princess Hotels & Resorts.
PATSADA SATTHACHAROEN has been appointed as Public Relations and Communications Manager for Maikhao Dream Villa Resort & Spa, Phuket, and Maikhao Dream Resort & Spa, Phang Nga. She joins from Millennium Resort Patong.
CHRISTIAN BRUHNS has been appointed Executive Chef at the Hilton Beijing. With more than 20 years’ experience in hotels and cruise liner, Chef Christian will manage the hotel’s five restaurants and bars.
JESSIE SHEEHAN has been named as the General Manager of the Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House, a boutique hotel in the Adelaide Hills. Ms Sheehan previously worked as Operations Manager for the Rydges Melbourne.
BENJAMIN ATTWATER has been appointed as the new Chef de Cuisine of Square One restaurant at the Park Hyatt Saigon. An Australian national, Chef Ben has worked at top restaurants in Australia and Canada before his move to Vietnam.
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