Read the latest roundup of hotel industry hires and promotions in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
Le Grand Mazarin names Mathilde Béziau general manager
Mathilde Béziau has been appointed general manager at 61-room Parisian hotel Le Grand Mazarin, part of firm Maisons Pariente. Her career has been in luxury, including appointments at the Byblos Palace, Saint-Tropez, and Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal, also in Paris, among others.
Park Hyatt Johannesburg welcomes Mitch Gemmell and David Asamoah
Mitch Gemmell and David Asamoah have been named as general manager and director of room operations, respectively, at the 31-room Park Hyatt Johannesburg, which is due to open by the end of November. Gemmell arrives from the sale role at the Seven Hotel Villas & Spa by the Capital in Sandton, while Asamoah arrives from Johannesburg’s The Winston Hotel.
Trix van der Vleuten joins The Social Hub
Trix van der Vleuten has joined hotel firm The Social Hub as chief marketing officer. Her previous role was as head of global brands and marketing strategy at electronic-goods firm Versuni.
Nikki Beach names Hanna Azzi and Rémi Delpech to executive roles
Hanna Azzi and Rémi Delpech been appointed to senior appointments at Nikki Beach Hospitality. Azzi has been appointed vice president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, at Nikki Beach Hotels & Resorts, which has offices in EMEA offices in Barcelona and Dubai. Delpech is the company's new chief operating officer and will be based in Barcelona.
Meininger Hotels hires Laura Moreno Salinas
Laura Moreno Salinas has joined Meininger Hotels as senior director of people. Her career has seen her in human resources positions in London with both Azimut Hotels and Hilton.
Bulgari Hotel London appoints Duncan Palmer
Duncan Palmer has been named as managing director at the 85-room Bulgari Hotel London. His illustrious career has seen stops at such hotels as The Langham, London; Beaumont Mayfair; The Savoy London, and The Connaught London, the last two in which he was general manager.
Jonne Buijtels joins Rosewood
Jonne Buijtels has been appointed as vice president of legal, Europe, Middle East and Caribbean at Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, to be based in Amsterdam. She comes from hotel firm Sonder, and her career has included five years at hotel firm The Student Hotel, now known as The Social Hub.
Hotel Co 51 appoints Lesya Batsuk in finance role
Lesya Batsuk has been promoted to group finance manager at Amsterdam-based hotel-management firm Hotel Co 51, which has more than 40 hotels in Europe branded with Marriott International flags. She joined the firm in 2021.
Colliers promotes Dirk Bakker
Dirk Bakker has been promoted to the role of head of hotels, Europe, Middle East and Africa at Colliers. He has been at the business consultancy for 15 years and is now based in London.
Sereno Hotels welcomes Claudio Cadeddu into C-suite
Claudio Cadeddu has been named chief commercial officer at Lake Como, Italy-based Sereno Hotels. His previous roles were in management at Cala di Volpe in Sardinia and the St. Regis Rome.
Ralph Porciani named CEO at JA Resorts & Hotels
Ralph Porciani has taken the helm at Dubai-based JA Resorts & Hotels as CEO. The firm has nine hotels in the United Arab Emirates, The Maldives and The Seychelles. He spent 20 years at Ayr, Scotland hotel Trump Turnberry.
Kolpin Hotels names Bo Nylandsted Larsen chief commercial officer
Bo Nylandsted Larsen is the new chief commercial officer at Kolpin Hotels. The Danish hotel firm has recently announced new hybrid-hotel brand Roberta’s Society. He comes to the hotel industry from positions at Scandinavian Airlines, Cruise Baltic and Cruise Copenhagen.
Aimbridge names four new general managers
Aimbridge Hospitality has announced several new general managers at hotels within its European portfolio.
- Cliffton Borges joins the Mercure Perth (Scotland).
- Sandeep Kaushik is at the helm of the London Twickenham Stadium Hotel.
- Claire McGinnis has been appointed to the Residence Inn Manchester Piccadilly.
- Jimmy Sarfraz takes over the Marriott Ghent.