Blass has been appointed regional v.p. of operations for the Thompson Hotel Group, oversseing Donovan House in Washington and the Thompson Toronto.
Promoted from within, Drew Salapka also benefits from Marriott training.
San Francisco-based Stanford Hotels Corp. has appointed David Givens g.m. of the recently renovated 600-room Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel.
Andrew HeLal brings 25 years of experience in hotels, resorts and casinos.
Cesar Wurm, Jackie Evans, Christina Thompson and Candice Evans have accepted new positions within the 760-room property.
New Director of Operations Angie Clifton joined 415-room The Fairmont Washington, D.C. in June 2007 as the director of rooms.
Steve Dewire, g.m. of Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and Spa near Austin, Texas, was recently presented with the Donald N. Pritzker award, which recognizes Hyatt's most outstanding general managers.
He has logged a 19-year career in the hospitality industry following his graduation with a bachelor's degree in hospitality management from The Ohio State University.
Atlantan Mukesh "Mike" Patel will be among this year's recipients of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor given by the National Ethnic Coalition (NECO) on May 10th in New York City.
Former Wendy's executive Jeff Cava has been appointed executive v.p. and chief human resources officer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.
Mr. Hellrung joins Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas following the retirement of George Cordon, who served as the Hotel's general manager for the past eight years.
The Mumford Company recently hired Brian McCutcheon to join their headquarters in Newport News, VA to serve a Sales Analyst.
Bobba joins the hotel from the Embassy Suites Orlando Downtown in Orlando, Florida, where he served as director of operations since January 2008.
Tim Herman joins the Chicago branch's team and will continue with renovations.
The chairman of Sunstone Hotel Investors will receive the 2008 Cornell Hospitality Innovators award in June.
Based at Onity’s world headquarters in Duluth, Ga., Bill Oliver will be responsible for driving global sales and marketing strategies across all segments, including hospitality.
Christopher Sheldon will be responsible for overseeing asset management and operations of the Dallas-based company's existing hotel portfolio.
Hyatt Hotels Corp. today announced that Andrew Davidson has been named general manager of the 298-room Grand Hyatt DFW in Dallas.
ARAMARK Harrison Lodging has added Bob Marshall as senior v.p. of operations and Sandy Heilman as v.p. of sales and marketing.
Yaser Hasan is g.m. of the State College SpringHill Suites by Marriott; Mimi Driscoll is g.m. of the new State College Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott; and Christopher Szczesny is g.m. of the Hampton Inn & Suites at Williamsburg Square.
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