Friday 6 June 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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Rachael Harding has been appointed Chief Executive Officer for ESAP at Club Med in Singapore following a restructuring of the group’s operations in Asia Pacific, consolidating three existing business units into two integrated entities – East & South Asia and Pacific (ESAP), and China.
Aimbridge Hospitality has announced the appointment of Kym Kapadia as Senior Vice President, Commercial for EMEA. Kym joins from leading hotel management and advisory business, Michels & Taylor, where she has been for the past ten years.
Village Hotel Group has announced several key management appointments including; Paul Roberts taking the role of Chief Operating Officer; Matthew Ward has been named Chief Financial Officer; and Jon Davis takes the role of Chief Technology Officer.
Klaus Assmann has taken the role of Chief Operating Officer for the Middle East, India & Southeast Asia for United Hospitality Management . Klaus has previously held senior leadership roles across luxury brands including Fairmont, Sofitel, Jumeirah and Shangri-La.
Hand Picked Hotels has announced two senior managements appointments; Vidyadhar Patole as General Manager at Wood Hall Hotel & Spa near Weatherby, and Crawthorne Hall Hotel in Yorkshire. And Graeme Nesbitt as General Manager of Fawsley Hall Hotel & Spa in Northamptonshire.
Charlotte Weatherall has been promoted to the role of General Manager for the Corinthia, London from her previous position of Director of Sales & Marketing at the property, where she has been since 2022.
Four Seasons has appointed Ian-Robert Ciappara as General Manager for the upcoming Four Seasons Resort and Residences, Porto Heli, scheduled to open in 2027. Ian-Robert joined the group in 2018 and most recently led Four Seasons, Papagayo in Costa Rica.
25hours Hotels has announced that Jeremy Colahan has been appointed General Manager for 25hours Hotel, The Olympia, set to open later in the year. Jeremy previously held the role of General Manager of Hotel X.
Crowne Plaza, Fiji Nadi Bay has welcomed Sudhir Yadav as the new General Manager. Sudhiv most recently served as Cluster General Manager for Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands and AC by Marriott, Melbourne.
Christian González has been named as the new General Manager for Susurros del Corazón, Auberge Resorts Collection . He joins from Rosewood, Mayakoba in Riviera Maya where he served as Acting Managing Director.
Antoine Serhan has joined InterContinental, New York Barclay Hotel as the new Hotel Manager. He most recently served as Cluster Hotels Manager for InterContinental and Crowne Plaza, Dubai Festival City.
Hard Rock Hotel, New York has announced the appointment of Kyung Lee as Hotel Manager. Kyung’s most recent role was as Hotel Manager at Gurney’s Montauk Resort and Seawater Spa.
Anoop Pandey has been appointed Vice President and General Manager for The Leela Palace, Jaipur . Anoop most recently served as General Manager at JW Marriott, Mussoorie Walnut Grove Resort & Spa.
L+R Hotels has named Gemma McAloon as its new Director of Brand & Communications. Gemma joins from global PR agency W Communications where she held the role of Senior Vice President for North America.
JW Marriott, Marquis Hotel Dubai has appointed three leaders; Karin Cohen as Multi-Property Director of Marketing; Liliane Vargas as Director of Recreation & Lifestyle; and Elie George Zgheib as Director of Events Planning & Operations.
Deivid Paiva has been promoted to the role of Director of Beverage & Food at W, Abu Dhabi – Yas Island from his previous position as Director of Culinary with the property.
Hyatt Regency, Dehradun Resort & Spa welcomes Debabrata Banerjee as Director of Food & Beverage. He has over 17 years of experience in global hospitality with previous roles at properties including Four Seasons Hotel, Mumbai, The Oberoi, Bangalore and Park Hyatt, Zanzibar.
Condado Ocean Club , a boutique hotel in Puerto Rico, has announced the promotion of Leyra Ortiz to the role of Director of Food & Beverage from her previous position as Food & Beverage Manager.
Melanie Whittaker has joined the Hyatt Regency, Brisbane as the new Director of Sales & Marketing. She previously served as Commercial Manager at Hilton, Brisbane.
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