Friday 17 October 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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Olivier Thomas has been announced as the new Managing Director for Raffles London at the OWO . Olivier brings 30 years of international leadership experience across luxury hotels in Europe, North America, the Middle East and North Africa. Most recently, Olivier served as General Manager of Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo
Ultima Collection has announced the appointment of Martin Vossen as Chief Executive Officer. Martin brings over 34 years of experience to the role, most recently serving as CEO of a Swiss hospitality company and has also held the role of CEO for Crown & Champa Resorts, the largest resort group in the Maldives.
Rocco Forte Hotels has made a number of key management appointments across Europe with Anna Gricini being promoted to General Manager for Hotel de la Ville, Rome from her previous role as Regional Sales & Marketing Director. Maximilian Von Reden has been appointed as General Manager of Hotel Amigo, Brussels. He most recently served as General Manager of Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & Spa in Switzerland. Matteo Gentile has joined Hotel Savoy, Florence as General Manager from his most recent role overseeing operations at Lungarno Collection. Ulrich Schwer has taken the role of General Manager for The Charles Hotel, Munich, most recently the General Manager for the renowned Hotel de Rome in Berlin. And Francesco Roccato has been promoted to Managing Director of Northern Italy and will also lead the brand’s newest property, The Carlton, Milan set to open in a few weeks. Francesco has been with the group for over seven years.
PRISM , parent company of OYO, has announced a number of significant changes to their leadership team: Ankit Tandon has been promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer for PRISM and Chief Executive Officer, Europe from his previous role as CEO of OYO Vacation Homes. Varun Jain takes the role of Chief Operating Officer for Asia, from his previous position as COO for India. Shirish Damani has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer for Europe Homes and Hotels and will also continue to lead global mergers and acquisitions.
Canadian luxury boutique hotel operator Corner Collection has announced the appointment of Nicolas Messian as Vice President of Operations. Nicolas brings over 25 years of experience in luxury hospitality having previously held leadership roles at The Algonquin Resort in New Brunswick, The Dorchester in London and One&Only Royal Mirage in Dubai.
Sonika Adlakha has joined The Standard, Maldives as Commercial Director. Sonika brings a wealth of global luxury hospitality experience to the role having previously worked with brands including Shangri-La, InterContinental Hotels Group, Sun Siyam Resorts and Outrigger Hospitality.
SO/ Ras Al Khaimah , has announced the appointment of Tigin Canci as Director of People & Culture. He joins from Rixos Hotels where he has been for the past four years, most recently serving as Talent & Culture Manager.
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