Friday 1 May 2026 – Trinity Bridge Friday news briefing
We hope you have had a great week. Here’s our roundup of senior people moves across the hotel sector to keep you informed and up to date.
** A round-up of this week’s people moves in the hospitality sector
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PPHE Hotel Group has announced that Hasham Soliman will be joining Park Plaza, London Westminster Bridge as the new General Manager. He most recently served as General Manager for Sanderson, London and St Martin’s Lane, both part of the Morgans Originals Collection by Ennismore.
Javier Sanchez has been appointed as Vice President of Business Development, Caribbean & All Inclusive for Aimbridge Hospitality . Javier brings more than 20 years of experience and joins from Hard Rock Hotels where he held the role of SVP of Hotel Development, CALA.
PRISM , parent company of G6 Hospitality, OYO US and Belvilla District 6 has announced that current Global Chief Operating Officer Ankit Tandon will take on the additional role of Vice Chairman for G6 Hospitality. Anuj Ladha has been promoted to the role of National Head of Brand Performance for G6 Hospitality and Bhanu Mahajan has been named as Head of US & Canada Operations for G6 Hospitality.
Louis Chang has been named as the new Chief Operating Officer for transformative hospitality management company, Lanson Place who operate properties across Asia and Australia. Louis previously held the role of Owners’ Representative for New World Development Company and also spent five years as Operations Controller for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
SAMHI Hotels has announced the appointment of Arpita Roy as Portfolio Director, Human Resources for its Holiday Inn Express portfolio of 12 properties in India. She joins from Encalm Hospitality where she served as Human Resources Manager, Pan-India.
Noah Brodsky has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer for upscale outdoor hospitality operator, Under Canvas . Noah brings more then 20 years of experience to the role, previously serving as Chief Commercial Officer at Lindblad Expeditions.
Concord Hospitality has announced the promotion of Craig Haas from the role of Area Director of Operations to Regional Vice President of Lifestyle and Luxury Hotels. The group operate more than 140 hotels across North America and Craig joined in 2018 as part of the Hyatt Centric Brickell opening team.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts have appointed Nicolas Laufrais as Senior Director of Commercial, overseeing Four Seasons Resort, Bali at Jimbaran Bay and Four Seasons Resort, Bali at Sayan. Nicolas previously spent two years leading the commercial positioning and launch strategy for Regent, Bali Canggu.
Aidan Dempsey has taken the role of General Manager for The St Regis, Red Sea Resort . He joins from The Ritz-Carlton, Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert where he also held the role of General Manager.
Seamus Dooley has joined the St Regis, Bal Harbour Resort as Director of Food & Beverage. He most recently led Food & Beverage operations for Rosewood, Sand Hill but has also previously held roles with The West Hollywood EDITION and Ritz-Carlton, Toronto.
Hard Rock International has announced the promotion of Morgan Lexis to Senior Vice President of Global Sales from her previous position as Vice President, Sales for Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas.
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