Friday 7 March 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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B&B Hotels has appointed Celine Vercollier as the group’s new Managing Director with Fabrice Collet retaining his position as Chairman in a strategic change of governance with the separation of the two roles. Celine has held the role of CFO since 2017, a position now filled by Damien Martin and Jan Grossman has taken the role of Chief Operations Officer for Central and Northern Europe.
Hyatt has announced several key leadership changes; Marc Jacheet will be joining as Group President, Europe, Africa and Middle East. Marc has over 25 years of experience with leading consumer brands such as De Beers, Louis Vuitton, Evian and Tiffany. Javier Aguila has been appointed as Chief Growth Officer in addition to his recently announced role as President, Inclusive Collection. Jim Chu takes on the role of Head of Owner Relations after holding the position of Chief Growth Officer since 2022.
Kempinski Hotels welcomes Karin Raguin as the Chief Human Resources Officer for the group. Karin previously held the role of Senior Vice President of Human Resources for LVMH in China.
Mary Rogers has been appointed Executive Vice President of Hospitality Operations at Turnberry. Mary has held key leadership roles at various hospitality brands including the Ritz-Carlton, Montage and Fontainebleau, Miami beach
JLL Hotel and Hospitality Group has named Irina Chadsey as Vice President, Investment Sales, Asia. She joins from One Championship where she held the role of Senior Director, Brand Partnerships, Global Strategic Accounts.
Remington Hospitality has announced two key appointments with Greg Nurse taking the role of Executive Vice President of Operations and David Hiatt as Vice President of Operations.
InterContinental Hotels Group has announced the promotion of Bryan Chan as Vice President, Development for South East Asia and Korea. Bryan joined IHG over ten years ago, holding a number of senior roles across the development function.
Nicholas Liang has taken the role of Vice President of Operations at Urban Resorts Concepts. Nicholas has extensive experience at luxury brands including Mandarin Oriental, Ritz-Carlton, Rosewood and most recently held the role of General Manager with Four Seasons.
Palladium Hotel Group welcomes Ana Morillo into the role of Corporate Managing Director of the Brands Business Unit, leading the operations, sales and marketing strategy for brands including Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts, TRS Hotels and The Unexpected Hotels.
Waldorf Astoria, Dubai Palm Jumeirah has named Burcu Betoner as the new Commercial Director. Burcu was most recently Group Commercial Director for The Heart of Europe Hotels.
Guarav Arora has been appointed as Director of Global Sales for India for Cinnamon Hotels, Sri Lanka’s largest hospitality group. In his most recent role, Guarav led Enhance Hospitality, managing luxury international hotel brands in the Indian market.
Renato De Oliveira has been announced as the new General Manager for Hotel Arts, Barcelona. Renato joins from Ritz-Carlton, Maldives, Fari Islands where he served as General Manager.
Rosewood, Castiglion del Bosco has announced the promotion of Nicola Migheli as Managing Director. He has been with the group for two years, serving as Hotel Manager for the same property.
Gelf Alderson has joined The Newt in Somerset as the new Head of Food. Gelf, was most recently at River Cottage where he earned a Michelin Green star for sustainability.
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