Friday 15 August 2025 – Trinity Bridge Friday news briefing
We hope you have had a great week. Please see below our round-up, keeping you up to date and informed about senior people moves from across the hotel sector.
** A round-up of this week’s people moves in the hospitality sector
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Rosewood Hotel Group have appointed Jenni Benzaquen to the role of Vice President of Residential, Global. Jenni brings over two decades of luxury hospitality experience to the role, having previously served as Senior Vice President, Luxury Group at Marriott International and Managing Director of Design Hotels.
Kempinski Hotels have announced a number of key appointments to their newly formed Product & Experience Team.
Dan Clayton has taken the role of Vice President, Food and Beverage & Hospitality. Dan’s most recent role was as Director of Strategy and Insights at Keane and, additionally, he is the founder and chief food writer at FoodSheikh, an influential gastronomy platform.
Kristian Toivanen has been appointed as Vice President, Wellness & Spa, bringing experience from iconic luxury brands including The Savoy and Claridge’s. And Aurelia van Lynden has been named Vice President, Experiences. She has previously held leadership roles at travel consultant Perowne International and Pelorus.
Teresa Chacon has been promoted by L+R Hotels to the role of Vice President, Corporate Human Resources, London & Regional Group. Teresa has spent the past eight years as Director of People & Culture and L+R Hotels and L+R Properties Ltd.
Central European hotel group Leonardo Hotels has announced the promotion of Anke Maas to the role of Chief Human Resources Officer. She has been with the group since 2012, previously holding the role of Human Resources Director.
Choice Hotels has announced the appointment of Aly El-Bassuni to the role of Senior Vice President of its Managed Hotels Division, effective immediately. Aly formerly served as COO for Radisson Hotel Group Americas which was acquired by Choice in 2022.
Jeremiah Galvin has been named as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer for HHM Hotels . He brings over 25 years of finance experience, recently service as Executive Vice President of Finance for an international hotel management and investment organisation, and has also held prior roles with Marriott International and Highgate.
Stonebridge has announced the promotion of Jamie Pomeroy to the role of Senior Vice President of Business Development. Jamie joined the group in 2023 as Vice President of Business Development.
Lemon Tree Hotels have announced several changes strategic leadership effective from 1 October 2025. Neelandra Singh has been appointed as Managing Director, Kapil Sharma as Executive Director and CFO, and Saurabh Shatda l as Managing Director and CEO for Fleur Hotels Limited.
Cory Chambers has joined Remington Hospitality as Chief Commercial Officer. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial & Analytics Officer for Hospitality Ventures Management Group.
Millennium Hotel, Queenstown has announced that Ken Orr will be moving from his role as Vice President of Operations for Millennium and Copthorne Hotels, New Zealand, to take the role of General Manager for the Queenstown property. He has been with the group for nearly two decades.
VITS Hotels , the flagship chain of Vikram Kamat Hospitality, has named Vinay Kumar Singh as the new Vice President of Operations. With a three-decade career in the hospitality industry, he will drive operational excellence, supporting the growth of the group across India.
Jacobus Le Roux has been named as the new Cluster General Manager for Hyatt Regency, Bali and Andaz, Bali . Jacobus has been with Hyatt for over 20 years, overseeing landmark properties across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.
Four Seasons Hotel, Baku has appointed Saakshee Gahlawat as General Manager. She brings over 15 years of experience to the role, having previously worked in luxury hotels across the USA, UK and Southeast Asia.
Fairmont, Udaipur Palace has announced the appointment of Vishrut Gupta as General Manager. Vishrut brings over two decades of experience in luxury hospitality to the role for the property which opened in July of this year.
Martin Zarybnicky has been named as the new General Manager for Transcorp Hilton, Abuja . He brings over 30 years of global hospitality experience to his new role, having held leadership positions across EMEA and APAC.
Four Seasons have announced the appointment of Sumanth Das as Director of Food & Beverage for Four Seasons Resort, Punta Mita. He joins from The Hari and Holiday Inn Golden Mile in Hong Kong where he served in the same role.
Marriott International has appointed Mandy Walsh as the new Cluster Director of Sales, for Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands and the AC Hotel and Afiyat Mustaq as Cluster Director of Marketing for the same two properties. Mandy has spent the previous 11 years with Accor, most recently as Director of Commercial & Guest Experience for the Novotel, Brisbane South Bank. Afiyat has spent the past three years in marketing roles for hotels in Oman and the US.
SO/ Maldives announces the appointments of Adi Karang as Director of Revenue & Distribution and Mobeen Akhalwaya as Director of Lifestyle. Adi has over two decades of experience with Accor and Mobeen has held leadership roles at brands including Club Med, Sofitel and Movenpick.
Amy Allen has been announced as the new Director of Sales & Marketing for Kimpton, Armory Hotel Bozeman . She most recently held the role of Area Director for Level5 Hospitality.
The Ritz-Carlton, Maui, Kapalua has named Aulani Kealoha as Director of Leisure Sales. She has previously held leadership positions at luxury hotels including 1 Hotels, Hanalei Bay, Fairmont, Hawaii and Four Seasons, Hualalai.
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