Read the latest roundup of U.S.-based hires and promotions in the hotel industry.

President
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
June 12, 2023
New hire
Experience: Most recently in Macau, Tricano served as senior vice president of gaming development and optimization services, labor planning and hotel revenue management for Hong Kong-based Galaxy Entertainment Group.

Senior vice president of people
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
June 12, 2023
Promotion
Experience: Virtuoso joined the Fontainebleau Las Vegas in 2022 as vice president of people.

Vice president of business intelligence
Hospitality Ventures Management Group
June 8, 2023
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Gatzemeyer served in the same role for My Place Hotels of America since March 2020.

Divisional president, enhanced select-service
Aimbridge Hospitality
June 4, 2023
New hire
Experience: Most recently, El-Bassuni led an experiential and digital transformation within the student housing space, launching and scaling a new student housing brand and operator called Yugo as its global chief executive officer.

Vice president of food and beverage
Auberge Resorts Collection
June 2, 2023
Promotion
Experience: Throughout his seven years with the brand, Bustamante has led the opening teams of the Chileno Bay Resort & Residences in Los Cabos, Mexico; and Commodore Perry Estate in Austin, Texas.

Vice president of operations, openings and transitions
Auberge Resorts Collection
June 2, 2023
Promotion
Experience: Klerx joined the brand in 2022 and helped successfully open Wildflower Farms, Auberge Resorts Collection in Hudson Valley, New York.

Vice president of marketing, openings and transitions
Auberge Resorts Collection
June 2, 2023
Promotion
Experience: Since joining the brand in 2020, McConnell has opened seven Auberge hotels in locations such as Costa Rica, Mexico, California, New York and France.

Regional vice president
Auberge Resorts Collection
June 2, 2023
Promotion
Experience: Woody will remain located at the Madeline Hotel & Residences, Auberge Resorts Collection, in Telluride, Colorado, where he has been general manager since 2021.

Chief financial officer
Rosewood Hotel Group
June 2, 2023
Promotion
Experience: Yung has spent the past two years at the helm of Rosewood Capital Ventures in the role of managing partner. During this time, Yung also served as a strategic adviser to Rosewood Hotel Group.

Vice president of capital markets
Sandpiper Lodging Trust
May 23, 2023
New hire
Experience: Prior to his arrival at Sandpiper, Helgeson was regional vice president of capital markets for the AOG Institutional Diversified Fund.

Senior asset manager
McKibbon Hospitality
May 23, 2023
Promotion
Experience: Merrihew joined McKibbon in 2021 as asset manager.

Senior vice president of acquisitions
McKibbon Hospitality
May 23, 2023
Returning hire
Experience: Ram returns to McKibbon in this new role, having joined the company in 2019 as vice president of acquisitions before taking on a senior vice president of acquisitions role with Peachtree Hospitality Group.

Hotel manager
Montage Big Sky
Big Sky, Montana
June 7, 2023
New hire
Experience: Maeder joins Montage Big Sky from the flagship resort, Montage Laguna Beach, where he held the same role.

General manager
La Fonda on the Plaza
Santa Fe, New Mexico
May 30, 2023
Returning hire
Experience: Moran most recently served as regional general manager of Hotel St. Francis and Hotel Chimayo, both in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

General manager
Residence Inn Anaheim Hills Yorba Linda
Anaheim, California
May 26, 2023
Promotion
Experience: Gutierrez was interim general manager at the property. Prior to this role, Gutierrez was the front office manager at Long Beach Marriott.

Hotel manager
The Belamar Hotel
Manhattan Beach, California
May 26, 2023
New hire
Experience: Previously, Min was the director of operations at DoubleTree by Hilton. He has also held positions at Crowne Plaza Harbor Hotel and Hilton Garden Inn.

General manager
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa
Cedar Creek, Texas
May 24, 2023
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Morvant served as general manager of the Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa, and prior to that was general manager of the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport.

Chief casino marketing officer
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada
June 12, 2023
New hire
Experience: Reda served in multiple roles at Wynn Resorts, including vice president of casino marketing. Prior to joining Wynn Resorts, Reda spent seven years with Caesars Entertainment as director of national casino marketing.

Market director of leisure sales, Hawaii and French Polynesia
Marriott International
June 6, 2023
New hire
Experience: Previously, Narvaez served as the director of sales and marketing of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach.

Director of sales and marketing
Montage Deer Valley
Park City, Utah
June 5, 2023
New hire
Experience: Gubrud previously was president and CEO of EPIC International, a full-service meetings and events company in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Lead sales manager
Hotel Hermosa
Hermosa Beach, California
May 26, 2023
New hire
Experience: Fields previously was corporate sales manager at Hampton Inn & Homewood Suites at Long Beach Airport.

Director of sales
La Jolla Cove Hotel
La Jolla, California
May 26, 2023
New hire
Experience: Petralia previously was director of sales at Appius Construction and held various positions including senior sales manager at Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Culinary director and executive chef
Private Label Collection and Kaimana Beach Hotel
Honolulu, Hawaii
June 1, 2023
New hire
Experience: Taube IV was hired as the culinary director of Private Label Collection, a full-service hospitality company that develops and manages hotels and restaurants in Hawaii and California, and executive chef of Kaimana Beach Hotel, a boutique hotel in Honolulu. He previously served as sous chef of the NoMad Hotel in New York City.

Executive pastry chef
Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, California
May 31, 2023
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Boirie served as executive pastry chef at Norman Love Confections.

Franchise development and assurance and marketing program director for the Southeast region
Hihotels
June 8, 2023
Returning hire
Experience: Lohnes previously worked for Hihotels from 2004-2019 as a director of franchise development/quality assurance.

Director of finance
The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
May 23, 2023
New hire
Experience: Mercado joins The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas from Marriott International’s Caribbean and Latin America regional office in Plantation, Florida, where she served as regional senior manager of finance.

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