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North America
- Danna Holckhas taken the position of general manager at the Enchantment Resort in Sedona. Prior to the appointment, she was general manager at the Miramonte Resort in Palm Springs, Calif., where her successor as general manager is Richard Behr. Behr was most recently the general manager at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas.
California
- The Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City hired Mark O’Neal as director of marketing and sales. In his new position, O’Neal will oversee marketing, planning and development for the 482-room Hilton. O’Neal’s 20-plus years of hotel management experience include tenures as director of sales and marketing with Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide and Marriott Hotels. O’Neal was the recipient of the Hotel of the Year award while with Starwood Hotels...Michael Lynch joined the InterContinental Mark Hopkins in San Francisco as director of group sales. Prior to his current position, he served as director of sales at San Francisco’s Renaissance Parc 55 and worked in sales at the Marriott San Mateo...David Lammond left his position as general manager at the Chamberlain in West Hollywood to join the Standard Downtown Los Angeles as general manager. Lammond, who also served as assistant general manager at the Viceroy in Santa Monica, has previously worked with André Balazs’ Hotels AB as the general manager at the Standard Miami and assistant general manager at the Standard Hollywood.
Colorado
- Cherri L. Lamont was named director of leisure sales for the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs and sister property the Hotel Jerome in Aspen. Lamont will oversee the high-end leisure travel market, focusing on key areas such as New York, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, and major West Coast cities. Prior to joining The Broadmoor and Hotel Jerome, Lamont was the director of leisure sales at JW Marriott Resorts of Arizona. She was also director of leisure sales for destination hotels and resorts in Scottsdale and opened the Phoenician, also in Scottsdale.
Hawaii
- Julie Zadeh was hired as managing director of travel trade marketing for the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau. She is responsible for planning and managing HVCB’s trade initiatives with agencies and wholesalers in the U.S. and Canada…The Ala Moana Hotel near Waikiki appointed Grant James general manager and Ron Takayama assistant general manager of the property. The hotel is part of ALM Management Services LLC, an affiliate of Outrigger Enterprises Group. Prior to the appointment, James was director of operations for Outrigger’s Australia division. Takayama spent many years as director of rooms for the Ala Moana Hotel before taking over as acting general manager in late 2005. James and Takayama have each served some 30 years in the hospitality industry...Fred Orr has been appointed general manager of Waikiki’s Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel, which is slated for a major renovation, starting with a partial rebuild scheduled for 2009...Rodney Ito has been named general manager of the 555-room Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, which recently completed a $50 million renovation.
Mexico
- Las Palomas Beach and Golf Resort in Puerto Penasco named Fernando Garcia Rossette managing director of the property, which is expanding its services to include a spa and events pavilion. Rossette was previously the general director of the Hotel Grand Velas All Suites & Spa Resort in Puerto Vallarta. He has also served as director of operations at the Holiday Inn in Puerto Vallarta, property director at the Hotel Sierra Radisson Plaza in Manzanillo, and general manager of the Stouffer Presidente Cancun Hotel. His responsibilities at Las Palomas include overseeing 300 employees and being in charge of the general operational and financial direction of the golf resort community.
North America
- Janice Maragakis took the helm as vice president of corporate communications for Accor North America, one of North America’s largest hotel chain owner-operators. Maragakis formerly served as director of public relations for Accor. Her responsibilities include corporate communications for six Accor Brands—Motel 6, Studio 6, Red Roof Inn, Ibis, Novotel and Sofitel—in North America, including Mexico and Canada.