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Europe, Middle East and Africa Hires, Promotions: Colley To Lead Growth Strategy for Valor Hospitality

Managing Director Appointed at London's The Twenty Two Hotel
Michelle Walder, Jon Colley, Marielle Vroemen
Michelle Walder, Jon Colley, Marielle Vroemen
Hotel News Now
July 18, 2023 | 6:00 P.M.

Read the latest roundup of hotel industry hires and promotions in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Michelle Walder

Appointed managing director at The Twenty Two, a 31-room hotel in the Mayfair area of London. She is also to have responsibility for a sibling hotel to open in New York City next year.

Jon Colley

Appointed chief strategic growth officer for the U.K. and Europe at Valor Hospitality. His previous role was executive vice president of acquisitions and development at PPHE Hotel Group.

Marielle Vroemen

Appointed as director of franchise performance and revenue management, a new division, in Europe, Middle East and Africa at Choice Hotels. She previously served as a market director of revenue strategy at Marriott International.

Gianluca Cugnetto

Hired as general manager of the 206-room Hotel Bellevue on Lošinj Island, Croatia. His career has included stints at hotel firms Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas, Marriott International and Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

André Julseth

Started on July 1 as general manager at the 231-room hotel Sommerro, part of Nordic Hotels & Resorts, in Oslo. For the past three years, he was general manager at The Well Spa & Hotel in Sofiemyr, nine miles south of the Norwegian capital, a hotel he helped launch.

Edward James

Appointed group finance director for British hotel firm EasyHotel. He is new to the sector, having previously held roles at a nutrition company for pets and, a decade ago, the National Basketball Association. He has also worked for travel media company Ink.

Nuno César de Sá

Hired as general manager of the 47-room Grantley Hall in Ripon, Yorkshire, England. Previously, he was hotel manager, overseeing resort operations, at peer stately-home hotel Rudding Park, just down the road in Harrogate.

Josefine Blomqvist

Started as general manager of the 43-room hotel Mallory Court in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. She left another hotel owned by Eden Hotel Collection, the Arden Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon, where she has been for the past 10 years.

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