Friday 24 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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Kew Green Hotels has announced the appointment of David Taylor as the new Chief Executive Officer, following a year under the leadership of Interim CEO, James Kim. In his new role, David will oversee the group’s portfolio of 50 hotels across the UK including Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, voco, Courtyard by Marriott and independent properties. Prior to taking this role, David served as CEO and President of the Management Board for Croatia’s Adriatic Luxury Hotels.
John Swift has joined Sutton Hotel Collection as Director of Sales, overseeing sales performance across the portfolio which includes The Athenaeum Hotel & Residences, London, The Castle Hotel, Windsor, and The Francis Hotel, Bath. John has previously led sales for The Castle Hotel and The Francis Hotel, and most recently led sales for Arora Group with responsibility for Fairmont Windsor Park.
Independent London luxury hotel brand Montcalm Collection has appointed Basel Jabri as the new Head of People & Culture. He brings over 20 years of experience to the role and previously held the role of Group Director of Human Resources for Royal Saray Resort and Seven Holding in Bahrain.
Peachtree Group has announced the appointment of Lindsay Monge as Executive Vice President of Asset Management. Lindsay most recently served as President of Seaview Investors, overseeing a portfolio of eight Marriott and Hilton branded hotels in California.
TFE Hotels has announced several key leadership appointments with Stuti Kumar joining the New Zealand office as the new Director of People & Capability for the region. She most recently served as General Manager of People & Culture at Ezi Car Rental in Auckland. Lindsay David has taken the role of Director of Sales for New Zealand. She has previously held roles with leading brands including Millennium Hotels and IHG. Joseph Stipo has been promoted to Hotel
General Manager for Rendezvous Heritage Hotel, Queensland. He has an 18-year tenure with the group, previously spending seven years as General Manager at Rendezvous Hotel, Melbourne.
Peregrine Hospitality has announced two new leadership appointments for Camelback Resort with Jason Bays taking the role of Vice President and General Manager, and Olivier Marc Glattfelder being appointed Resort Manager. Jason brings extensive hospitality experience and has previously held the roles of General Manager for Great Wolf Resorts and Chief Operating Officer for Mountain Creek Resort in Vernon, New Jersey. Olivier Marc was most recently Director of Hotel Operations for Marriott Austin South.
Patricia Galas has been named as the new Vice President of Marketing for Trump Hotels . She joins the group from Park Hyatt, New York where she held the role of Senior Director of Marketing Communications.
Chad Fletcher has taken the role of Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for BWH Hotels . With more than two decades of experience in global sales and commercial strategy, Chad previously served as Vice President of Global Sales at Sonder by Marriott Bonvoy.
The First Group Hospitality has appointed Khaled El Sharbatly as its new Director of Guest Engagement. Khaled previously had 15 years of experience with Marriott International, where he held multiple leadership positions, most recently leading the company’s Dubai Customer Engagement Centre.
Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre announces the appointment of Georges Al Asmar as General Manager. He steps up into the role after six years as Commercial Director for the property.
Four Seasons has promoted Marlon Rojas to the role of Hotel Manager for Four Seasons Hotel, Washington. Marlon has over a decade of experience with the group, joining from Four Seasons Hotel, Fort Lauderdale where he held the role of Director of Food & Beverage.
Cigy Jacob Joseph has joined Sheraton, Jumeirah Beach Resort as the new Food & Beverage Director. He brings more than 20 years experience to the role, previously serving in senior roles with luxury brands including Kempinski, Rotana and Ritz-Carlton.
Marriott International has announced the appointment of Suzanna Zourabyan as the Director of Sales for the Matild Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Budapest. Suzanna has an extensive career with Marriott, having been with the group since 2016 and has worked, across several brands including The Ritz-Carlton.
Sofitel Hotels and Resorts has appointed Amanda Campbell-Browne to the role of Director of Revenue for the group’s flagship property in Australia, Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour. Amanda brings over a decade of experience, having held a number of senior roles with Accor.
Maha Bourachi has taken the role of Director of Sales & Marketing for The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia, Singapore . She joins from the St Regis, Al Mouj Muscat Resort in Oman where she held the same role.
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