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

President
Twin Bridges Hospitality
Aug. 18, 2022
New hire
Experience: Katcher comes to Twin Bridges Hospitality from her most recent post as co-head of hospitality investments at Cascade Asset Management Co., the investment office for the Gates family and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust. In this position since 2019, she focused on managing the firm's interest in Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts.

Senior vice president of technical services
SH Hotels & Resorts
Aug. 18, 2022
New hire
Experience: Sheldon was part of Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants’ senior development, design and construction management team for nearly 20 years. Beyond that, the brands he has impacted with his expertise include Thompson Hotels, Tommie Hotels, Destination Hotels and Resorts, Joie de Vivre Hotels and Alila Resorts.

Vice president and general counsel
Twenty Four Seven Hotels
Aug. 17, 2022
New hire
Experience: Prior to joining Twenty Four Seven, Coy was the principal attorney at Coy Law Firm, where his focus was providing business and employment legal services to small and mid-size businesses.

Chief marketing officer
Choice Hotels International
Aug. 15, 2022
New hire
Experience: Abdalla joins Choice Hotels from MyEyeDr. — a Goldman Sachs-equity backed optical company with more than 800 locations nationwide — where she served as chief marketing officer.

Senior vice president, sales organization
Loews Hotels & Co.
Aug. 15, 2022
Promotion
Experience: Most recently, Davis was vice president of the Loews Sales Organization, where she responsible for the sales strategy and led post pandemic sales efforts and the recovery of the 26-hotel company.

Chief marketing officer
SH Hotels & Resorts
Aug. 15, 2022
New hire
Experience: Stoeckl has held executive positions at Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Marriott International, including global brand leader and vice president at Marriott.

Executive chairman
McNeill Investment Group
Aug. 11, 2022
Experience: McNeill, Jr. founded McNeill Hotel Company in 2014 and served as CEO before stepping down this August. He was formerly executive vice president of Equity Inns and held senior executive positions in the hospitality group of Goldman Sachs and Pillar Hotels and Resorts.

Chief executive officer and managing director
McNeill Investment Group
Aug. 11, 2022
Promotion
Experience: Ropko has served as McNeill’s chief financial officer since joining the company in 2018. Prior to joining McNeill, he served as managing director at RobertDouglas.

General manager
The Art Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton
Denver, Colorado
Aug. 18, 2022
New hire
Experience: Prior to joining The Art Hotel Denver, Mitchell held a general manager position at Hilton Garden Inn Denver Union Station, managed by Davidson Hospitality.

Resort manager
Turtle Bay Resort
Kahuku, Hawaii
Aug. 16, 2022
New hire
Experience: Prior to joining Turtle Bay, Woofter served as director of rooms for the Omni Dallas and Omni Rancho Las Palmas Resort & Spa in Rancho Mirage, California.

General manager
The Portofino Hotel & Marina
Redondo Beach, California
Aug. 15, 2022
New hire
Experience: Formerly the complex general manager at Mosaic Hotel, as well as Maison 140 in Beverly Hills, Berry brings more than a decade of hospitality experience to his new position.

General manager
Pendry San Diego
San Diego, California
Aug. 15, 2022
Promotion
Experience: Since joining Pendry San Diego in 2019 as director of operations, Duran has played a role in overseeing operations for the rooms division and the hotel’s numerous outlets including the collection of six unique restaurants and bars.

General manager and vice president
Hotel Drover
Fort Worth, Texas
Aug. 2, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Assad served as regional vice president of operations for Coury Hospitality. Assad has held key leadership positions for several renowned players in the luxury hospitality industry, including Omni Hotels & Resorts, as well as independent hotels, The Joule and The Lumen Hotel.

Assistant general manager
Hotel Drover
Fort Worth, Texas
Aug. 2, 2022
New hire
Experience: Thomas has a background that spans from brand strategy to operations and has held titles such as executive operations manager, director of business optimization and brand planner in the luxury hospitality space.

Director of sales and marketing
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston
Boston, Massachusetts
Aug. 15, 2022
New hire
Experience: Rojas joins The Ritz-Carlton, Boston from the new Ritz-Carlton, Mexico City, where she was part of the pre-opening guidance team, leading a three-year opening plan as director of sales and marketing. Prior to that, she spent six years at the W Bogota as director of sales, business travel sales manager and account manager.

Director of resort marketing
Hotel Drover
Fort Worth, Texas
Aug. 2, 2022
New hire
Experience: Estrada brings more than 10 years of luxury marketing and social media experience to her role at Hotel Drover. Throughout her career, Estrada has launched social platforms, overseen daily execution of content strategy, managed events, integrated marketing plans and assisted with new brand development.

Executive chef
Mercy Me at Yours Truly DC Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Aug. 17, 2022
New hire
Experience: Diaz'x past experience includes cooking at Michelin-starred restaurants Martin Berasategui and Pollen Street Social in Europe.

Executive chef
Crossroads Hotel
Kansas City, Missouri
Aug. 17, 2022
New hire
Experience: In addition to being trained by Michelin-starred chefs, Wells-Morgan has held executive chef positions at Market at Meadowbrook, Les Bourgeois Bistro and Winery, Grand Street Dining and the award-winning Verbena.

Director of food and beverage
Turtle Bay Resort
Kahuku, Hawaii
Aug. 16, 2022
New hire
Experience: Hanano has won numerous awards over the course of his career, including manager of the year at both Mauna Kea Resort and Young’s Market Company.

Executive chef
Cedarbrook Lodge
Seattle, Washington
Aug. 10, 2022
Returning hire
Experience: Most recently, Mitchell served as executive chef at The Heathman Hotel in Kirkland. Mitchell previously served as chef du cuisine for Cedarbrook Lodge.

Commercial director
Hotel del Coronado
San Diego, California
Aug. 2, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Boyles served as director of sales and marketing at Grand Hyatt Vail, during which she focused on post-pandemic property repositioning, rebuilding the sales and marketing teams, creating innovative programming and executing special events to establish Hyatt’s newest resort in the Vail Valley.

Vice president of people and culture
Hotel Drover
Fort Worth, Texas
Aug. 2, 2022
New hire
Experience: Prior to joining the Hotel Drover team, Sickler served as the corporate director of people and culture for Makeready, an organization specializing in branding, design, and the operations of hotels, restaurants, retail, and more.

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