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

Corporate director of hotel operations
Ensemble Hospitality
Aug. 30, 2022
New hire
Experience: Prior to joining Ensemble, Grant was the vice president of finance and accounting for a hotel management company based out of Newport Beach, California, overseeing 25 hotels in California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah.

Corporate hotel finance director
Ensemble Hospitality
Aug. 30, 2022
New hire
Experience: Prior to joining Ensemble, Ryan was with Marriott for more than 30 years in a variety of roles including general manager at properties from select service to full-service luxury.

Employee Experience Manager
Ensemble Hospitality
Aug. 30, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Villegas was human resources manager at Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles.

Chief investment officer of 1031 Exchange Delaware Statutory Trust
Peachtree Group
Aug. 22, 2022
New hire
Experience: Witt has served as the chief investment officer of DAI Securities and was a legislative director at the United States House of Representatives.

Vice president of operations
Main Street Hospitality
Aug. 16, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Crimmins served as executive director of hospitality services at Penn State University. He previously served as vice president and managing director for Destination Hotels and Resorts.

Senior vice president of marketing
Preferred Hotels & Resorts
Aug. 16, 2022
New hire
Experience: Strasberg’s experience includes serving as vice president of field marketing for Starwood Hotels & Resorts and vice president of Marriott Bonvoy member marketing.

Hotel manager
JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa
Phoenix, Arizona
Aug. 30, 2022
Returning hire
Experience: Prior to rejoining the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa team, Staab held multifaceted positions at Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel and Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountains as the director of hotel operations and later the general manager.

General manager
Hilton Garden Inn Austin University Capitol District
Austin, Texas
Aug. 23, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Deutsch served as the general manager at Sheraton Bucks County Langhorne in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. He’s previously served in leadership positions across Hilton, Hampton Inn, DoubleTree and Embassy Suites properties in the Northeast.

General manager
Aloft Chicago Mag Mile
Chicago, Illinois
Aug. 23, 2022
New hire
Experience: Hutton joins Aloft Chicago Mag Mile from the W Chicago, where he most recently served as director of rooms.

General manager and managing director
The Global Ambassador
Phoenix, Arizona
Aug. 22, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Gray served as the general manager of the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Carlsbad, California.

General manager
The Gwen Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
Aug. 22, 2022
New hire
Experience: Siddiqui has worked with some of the most prestigious hotels and brands in the hospitality space, including the Waldorf Astoria Chicago during its launch phase and the Conrad Chicago.

General manager
Ambiente, A Landscape Hotel
Sedona, Arizona
Aug. 19, 2022
New hire
Experience: Graef has held positions at properties such as the Regent Beverly Wilshire, Four Seasons Palm Beach, The Fairmont Orchid in Hawaii, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, the Phoenician & Canyon Suites and, most recently, Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale.

General manager
C Lazy U Ranch
Granby, Colorado
Aug. 18, 2022
New hire
Experience: Klees was awarded with the 2022 Top Frontline Workers Award from the Colorado Tourism Industry for his devotion to help local families evacuate the East Troublesome Fire in 2020. He was also honored with a Star of the Industry Award from the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association in 2021.

General manager
W Aspen
Aspen, Colorado
Aug. 17, 2022
New hire
Experience: Jaycock helped with the integration and implementation of new lodging and food and beverage operations as multi-unit general manager at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Breckenridge, Breckenridge Hospitality and River Mountain Lodge, Breckenridge, all in Breckenridge, Colorado.

General manager
The Forester Hotel
Lake Forest, Illinois
Aug. 17, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Simoncelli served as the general manager and chief operating officer for the Standard Club of Chicago.

General manager
Marina del Rey Hotel
Mariana del Rey, California
Aug. 16, 2022
New hire
Experience: Prior to his new role, Harris was general manager of The Belamar Tapestry Collection by Hilton in Manhattan Beach, California.

General manager
Half Moon Bay Lodge
Half Moon Bay, California
Aug. 16, 2022
New hire
Experience: Prior to his new role, Hutchison held several general manager positions, including at Dinah’s Garden Hotel and Trader Vic’s restaurant; Garden Court Inn in Fremont, California; and Crowne Plaza Hotel in San Jose, California.

General manager
Inn at the Pier
Pismo Beach, California
Aug. 16, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Liphardt served as the area general manager at the Hilton Garden Inn Missoula & Kalispell in Missoula, Montana, and Kalispell, Montana.

General manager
Seacliff Inn
Aptos, California
Aug. 16, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Vincent served as the assistant general manager at Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley in Santa Cruz, California.

General manager
The Chatwal Lodge
Bethel, New York
Aug. 15, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Dewar led The Lake House in Canandaigua, New York, where he served as general manager.

General manager
NoMo SoHo
New York, New York
Aug. 11, 2022
New hire
Experience: For the past nine years, Lacassagne has been working with hotels across the United States, with his most recent role as general manager of The Deer Path Inn in Chicago.

Director of sales and marketing
Hilton Garden Inn Austin University Capitol District
Austin, Texas
Aug. 23, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Lister served as the area director of sales at Hilton properties across Texas including Hampton Inn & Suites Buda, Hampton Inn & Suites Waco South, and Comfort Suites Buda.

Director of sales and marketing
The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
Aug. 16, 2022
New hire
Experience: Most recently, Barnett was the director of hotel sales at the 381-suite Residence Inn, Chicago Downtown Loop.

Director of Sales
Seacliff Inn
Aptos, California
Aug. 16, 2022
New hire
Experience: Olsen’s resume includes experience as director of sales and marketing at Seascape Beach Resort in Aptos, California; director of sales and catering at Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club; and associate club director, sales and catering at The City Club of San Francisco.

Executive chef
JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa
Scottsdale, Arizona
Aug. 11, 2022
New hire
Experience: Prior to his role at JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa, Duchene held multi-faceted positions at The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, including executive sous chef in 2016 and executive chef in 2017.

Senior sous chef
JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & Spa
Scottsdale, Arizona
Aug. 11, 2022
New hire
Experience: Fraser helped launch Finn Town Tavern’s menu in San Francisco prior to joining Rusty’s Southern as the executive chef.

Area director of revenue management
Main Street Hospitality
Aug. 16, 2022
New hire
Experience: Gutierrez has worked in positions for Omni Hotels & Resorts and The Biltmore Company.

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