Hoteliers On The Move, March 2017
byMary Gostelow/
Even Frydenbergwill be president/CEO of Scandic (Frank Fiskers人事处ts out of ops)
KSL Resorts founding CEOScott Dalecioadds responsibility for Outrigger (David Carey IIItransitions to development)
Outrigger Mauritius Beach Resort. Photo: Outrigger Hotels
John Alexander, chairman Crown Resorts, adds CEO
Steve Goldmanis CEO FelCor (continuing are chairmanTom Corcoran, and president/cooTroy Pentecost)
Federico González Tejera, ex-Proctor & Gamble and Disney before his previous role as CEO NH, is CEO Carlson (David Bergleft 1 February) -Ramón Aragonés Marinis now CEO NH
Edward Tracyis CEO Japan, Hard Rock
Cetin Sekercioglureturns to Shangri-La as evp Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand (MsHui-kwong Kuok, 38, is now chairman)
Nicolas Sarkozyjoins Accor's board
Alejandro Helblingheads group services, Jumeirah
Amanda Scott Hyndmanleaves Bangkok Mandarin Oriental, for Scotland
Hong Kong Disneyland'sPeter Loweretires, leaving Mickey behind
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Thomas Willmsleaves Starwood, initially for a three-month world tour
Eric Vialeis gm Portugal, IHG.
Robert Herroversees the opening/re-opening of Katara's massive 60ha, $496m Lake Lucerne Bürgenstock, which includes four hotels (383 keys)
Max Pleyer人事处ens Interstate-managed, 220-room Shanghai J Hotel Shanghai Tower, in China's tallest building (121 floors)
Ashley Gochnauer人事处ens Kimpton's 216-room Los Angeles Everly
Sandra Estornell人事处ens Grupo Questro's 124-room San Jose del Cabo Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Nick Ellis人事处ens Mantra's 126-room Perth Tribe
Nick Rimedio人事处ens Kimpton's 105-room La Peer
Kimpton La Peer in West Hollywood. Photo: Kimpton Hotels & Resorts
Carlos Tarrero人事处ens YTL's 190-room Samui Ritz-Carlton
Guido Dignani人事处ens Belizean media star Stewart Krohn's 35-room Placencia Peninsula Naïa
Daniel Entenberg人事处ens Starck-designed 190-room New York SLS Park Avenue
Matt Balcik人事处ens Michel Wanders-designed 265-room Doha Mondrian
Marios Daktylides人事处ens his 81-room Mykonos Myconian Kyma (a Design hotel), designer is his brother Vangelis Daktylides
Myconian Kyma in Mykonos, Greece. Photo: Design Hotels
Gigi Vega人事处ens 143-room London Nobu Shoreditch, Arad design
Gary Tyson人事处ens Adrian Zecha's 53-room Luang Prabang Azerai
Gary Thomas人事处ens Lightstone's 300-room New York Moxy
Mike Burton人事处ens Wishermann Partners' 205-room Jackson MS Westin
Ghazzali Mohideen人事处ens Dilmah Teas' Yala National Park Wild Coast Lodge, with 28, 550 sq. ft. cocoon tents
Cocoon tents offer the comfort of a luxury hotel at Wild Coast Lodge. Photo: Resplendent Ceylon
Adrian Messerli, gm Seychelles Four Seasons, also opens 47-room Seychelles Four Seasons Desroches Island, a conversion of Desroches Island Resort (both Ali Albwardy-owned)
Jimmy Mouawadre-opens Think Hospitality's 110-room Miami Beach Plymouth, used as army barracks during the Cuban missile crisis
Xavi Vegatransforms Thailand's Hua Kee-owned 236-room Paris Terminus Nord into Dreimeta-designed 25hours.
Other md/gms:Tony McHaleRosewood's New York Carlyle•Edward CostaNapa CA Carneros Resort•Hans-Georg RoehrbeinAruba Hilton •Constantin von DeinesWiesbaden Nassauer Hof •Sven WiedenhauptDubai Jumeirah Beach •Mahmoud SakrDubai Jumeirah Emirates Towers •Jan BüttgenBeijing Grand Millennium •Ian CiapparaBahia Beach St Regis •Ian RydinNairobi Radisson Blu Upper Hill •Jens BrandinStavanger Radisson Blu Royal •Reginald ArchambaultSt Michaels MD Belmond Inn at Perry Cabin •Sami Aawar Doha Mövenpick •Sunil NarangShenzhen Four Seasons •Richard RaabBahrain Four Seasons •Astrid KillianSiem Reap Amansara •Jean-Paul DantilBahrain Ritz-Carlton •Christian ZandonellaVienna Ritz-Carlton •Chris BaileyPhuket Royal Phuket Marina •Chris PaulkAlbuquerque NM Andaluz •Lior BeberaBucharest InterCon •Maurizio RedaelliLondon's Franklin, Gore and Pelham, now all Italian-owned •Michael DelargyKuala Lumpur Le Méridien •Paul CardonaChicago Le Méridien Oakbrook Center •Scott LundahlCasablanca Mazagan •Corinna LuebbeSan Francisco Taj Campton Place •Ashrafi MatcheswallaMumbai Taj President •Xavier MoulinPlaya Grande Amanera •Patrick MoukarzelMaldives Soneva Jani (Olivia Richlitakes a break).
Matthias Al-AmiryBerlin Adlon Kempinski •Konstantin ZeukeSt Moritz Kempinski •Ramon ReysAtlanta GA Omni at The Battery •Richard ByrdDaytona Beach FL The Shores Resort •Francois PanchaudSeminyak Legian •Neil McInnesTokyo Conrad •Leo GlazerNew York Pod 39 •Christian ZunkBangkok Akyra Thonglor •Roland SvenssonNha Trang Amiana on the Bay •Bill HendrixHershey PA Hershey •Bill PetrellaSan Antonio TX Emma •Daniel AmadeusPhuket Aleenta •James LittleBonnyrigg Dalhousie Castle •Craig SmithHonolulu Ala Moana •Craig BruceAbu Dhabi Yas Island Rotana/Centro •Martin KendallDoha City Centre Rotana •Marc De BeerAbu Dhabi Saadiyat Rotana •Joseph CoubatBeirut Gefinor Rotana (and area vp Democratic Republic of Cong, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria) •Peter DavidsonTsogo Sun cluster gm, Johannesburg Sandton •Yossi NaviTel Aviv Carlton.
Mary Gostelow is the owner-publisher of the monthly global-luxury Gostelow Report.