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- Kerzner International Resorts promoted Franz Buchhalter to vice president of leisure sales & marketing for Atlantis, Paradise Island, The Cove Atlantis, and Harborside at Atlantis. … Russell Miller was appointed general manager of the Ritz-Carlton, Rose Island, Bahamas, and will lead pre-opening operations for the $900 million project, set to open in 2009.
Florida
- The Grosvenor Resort named Steven Green director of sales & marketing.
Previously, Green was director of sales for Orlando’s International Plaza Resort & Spa. ... InterContinental Tampa hired managing director Charles Naberhaus after he spent seven years at the Point South Mountain Resort in Phoenix. … Robert Van Eerde was appointed managing director of the new Gansevoort South in Miami. Prior to this position, Van Eerde was general manager & regional director of operations for The Raleigh and The Standard, in Miami. … Isle of Capri Casinos named Virginia McDowell the company’s president and chief operating officer. McDowell spent eight years at Argosy Gaming Company in Alton, Ill. … Dominic Provenzano was named assistant general manager at the Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza. Previously, Provenzano was the food and beverage director at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel.
Georgia
- Edd Karlan takes the helm as director of sales and marketing for the Hilton Atlanta. He previously served as director of group sales at the Hilton New York.
Mexico
- Hermann W. Elger was promoted to general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Cancun from his previous position as hotel manager of the property. Before that, he was assistant executive manager at the same hotel.
South Carolina
- Ric Luber, former president and CEO of the Austin [Texas] CVB and Rochester CVB in New York, was selected as the new president and CEO for the Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports and Tourism, which represents Lexington County, Richland County and the state capital, Columbia.
Texas