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Augsburg. B&B Hotels expands its management team with two Directors for Development/Acquisitions and Finance. Leonardo Hotels provides a new cluster GM in Frankfurt for Central Europe. Stephan Boesch returns from The Lanesborough London to Oetker Collection headquarters in Baden-Baden. And Wilko Weber joins Kempinski in Geneva as a revenue and digital strategist.

Augsburg. Hilton's new luxury collection has found a new director with Feisal Jaffer. From now on, Willem van der Zee will manage all event hotels in Europe, while Oliver Fudickar, Executive Director DACH at Vienna House, will concentrate on the hotels in German-speaking countries. Richard Schestak will move as General Manager from Fairmont to Kempinski and from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok. In the same position, Philip Ibrahim will be responsible for the launch of The Student Hotel in Berlin.

Augsburg. Karelle Lamouche is Accor's new CCO for Europe, at Airbnb Kathrin Anselm took  over the management in DACH, Eastern Europe and Russia. Christoph Eichbaum joins the investment team of Union Investment, Christoph Härle starts with his own company. Christie & Co brings three young experts on board. Raphael Krucker will be the new CEO of Andermatt Swiss Alps AG from 2020. Hard Rock hires Antonio Alvarez to Madrid as GM, Kempinski welcomes three new GMs. The Renaissance Zurich Tower Hotels and the Adina Apartment Hotel Berlin Checkpoint are also under new management.

Augsburg. Radisson CEO Federic Gonzalez is said to run the Minnesota headquarters now in addition to his current job. As already reported, Accor has now confirmed Marc Dardenne as COO for the group's luxury brands in Europe. Michael Nöske is hotel director of the IntercityHotel Hamburg-Altona. And Stephan Hein replaces the opening director at Lulu Guldsmeden in Berlin.

Augsburg. Six Senses President Bernhard Bohnenberger leaves the company after 28 years. Kempinski CFO Michael Pracht is now officially confirmed. Hennig Matthiesen takes over Brenners Park in Baden-Baden, Frank Marrenbach concentrates on the Oetker Collection. Prermier Inn continues to expand in Germany, now with a new director for M&A, Khadija Brémont. Eike Clausen has been promoted to GM of the Kempinski Hotel Aqaba on the Red Sea, in the Schweizerhof Bern Maximilian von Reden takes the lead. Nils Arnold dares to make the leap from Bad Neuenahr to the IntercityHotel Riad Malaz. And Horwath HTL Germany reorganizes its management.

Wiesbaden. Burak Ünver changes from Titanic Gendarmenmarkt Berlin as Managing Director to Smartments business. Mario Schyma joins Staycity's development team, and Kay Strobl is now Asset Manager Hotel at Deka. Mario von Hoesslin becomes new Operations Director Germany at Groupe Pierre et Vacances Center Parcs. New GMs include Sascha Rosski at the Pentahotel at Paris Airport, Mark Hussler at the Hilton Munich Airport and Daniel Halbersatter at the Hilton Vienna Danube Waterfront.

Heilbronn. In today's edition, hospitalityABC addresses the term "Call-in allotment". Explained by Dr Christian Buer, Professor for International Management, Hospitality Real Estate & Development at Heilbronn University, which develops the weekly terms for hospitalityInside.com as part of a cooperation.

Wiesbaden. Kerzner International has filled two new management positions with COO Philippe Zuber and CCO Brett Armitage. At RIMC Kurt Weber has been appointed COO for the international hotels, at NinetyNine Hotels Lorenz Mauer was named Director of Operations. Eike Clausen is GM of the Kempinski Hotel Aqaba. Fleming's Hotels will soon have a VP Commercial with Dirk Lobowsky and announced new GMs in Frankfurt. Martin Ott has moved from Facebook to WeWork. And at GBI there were various changes in the supervisory board and board of directors.

Wiesbaden. Michael Pracht is said to become the new CFO at Kempinski. Richard Wiegmann leaves Sabre. Peter de Bondt becomes General Manager of the Grand Swiss-Belresort Seef in Bahrain. At Steigenberger, Alexander Skibbe took over the management of the hotel in Bremen and Guntram Weipert became GM of the Grandhotel Handelshof in Leipzig. Oliver Staas is now GM at Radisson Blu Berlin, Roland Becker Director at Travel Charme Kurhaus Binz and Markus Daurer-Zeman Cluster F&B Manager at Victor's Residenz Hotels. Roman Tkaczenko joins the Engel & Völkers Hotel Consulting team.

The Hague. Where will the lodging industry be in 2030, in which ways will technology and digitalization replace services practiced by human beings and hospitality experience? A symposium found answers to important questions.

Wiesbaden. Christian Landais has moved from Accor to AHC as CEO, Bart Beerkens from GHC to Plateno as Managing Director. At Choice, Megan Brumagim, five managers will take on new VP positions. Holger König becomes GM of The Diaoyutai Mansion Frankfurt and AntonioCatalán resigns from Belagua. Dirk Iserlohe is now Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Dorint and Carsten Rath the chair of the Advisory Committee of 12.18. Michel Rochart is now Chairman of the Board of Directors of EHL Advisory Services.

Augsburg. Scandic has a new manager who is responsible both for HR and Sustainability. Commerz Real has also appointed a Head of Sustainability. Marc K. Thiel is now Chief Transaction Officer at Gerchgroup. Azimut welcomes a new Commercial Director for Europe. After the arcona Hotels acquisition, Vienna House extends its sales team for Germany. Hard Rock Hotel Davos also hired a new Sales & Marketing Director. The budget group Cocoon hired a new Junior Development Manager and b'mine has chosen a Hotel Manager for its first hotel.

Wiesbaden. NH has a new Business Development Director for Italy, Dorint appointed a Director Digital Distribution. Mathieu van Alphen is now Area General Manager for IHG's Dubai Festival City Hotels. Chantel Moore will lead the 25hours Hotel in Dubai, Patrick Mattick is the new "Soul Manager" there. New General Managers have been appointed for Four Seasons Milan, Como Hotels' Castello del Nero and Hotel Posta Marcucci. Mandarin Oriental Macau is now managed by Christian Dolenc. The Agate Comfort in Mannheim/Hockenheim hired a new director and at Union Investment Thorsten Purkus is now in charge of the Asset Management Hospitality International team.

Augsburg. Mark Pearce, Senior Vice President International Division of Choice Hotels died completely unexpectedly last Friday. After 25 years with the company, he leaves a huge gap behind as a person and executive. The German resort hotel group Travel Charme is expanding its management team with well-known minds. René Schappner moves from IHG to Colliers, where he succeeds Andreas Erben in January. Following the merger of GS Star and Rilano, Holger Behrens, the previous Rilano managing director, becomes managing director of the associated holding company Gorgeous Smiling Hotels. IntercityHotel welcomes four new directors. There are also young and new managers at Victor's Residenz-Hotels.

Wiesbaden. John Davidson was appointed President and CEO of Four Seasons and Anton Tardif COO of the Karma Group in Europe. Federico Versari is the new GM of Helvetia & Bristol Firenze Starhotels Collezione and Niclas Corbach Regional General Manager Munich at Gorgeous Smiling Hotels. On 1 June, Norbert Kunz will take over as Managing Director of the German Tourism Association.

Augsburg. Accor's current COO Europe Luxe has a new name from September: Marc Dardenne. Avani Hotels get their VP Operations from the new sister company NH. Radisson's long-term CFO Knut Kleiven hands over to Sergio Amodeo, a software specialist. IHG hires Joanna Kurowska as Director Operations Luxury & Managed Hotels for Northern Europe. Premier Inn Investment continues to increase its staff in Germany – this time with a Development Director and Managing Director. Dormeo has formed a new supervisory board. The new Director in the Best Western Wiesbaden is called Joachim Freche. And Union Investment hires a senior investment manager for its hospitality sector.

Augsburg. Zoku's new COO Jens Gmiat comes from Ruby Hotels. Andreas Meier moves from Zurich to Andermatt, but stays with Radisson. The Arcotel Kaiserwasser Wien is bringing in a new Vienna expert, and Steigenberger manager Ilgo Hagen Höhn has just joined Vienna House. At the EHL in Lausanne, the new COO Maxime Medina will also support CEO Michel Rochat.

Augsburg. Deutsche Hospitality hired a new VIP Group Sales, Achat Hotels hired an operation manager. Prince of Hessen expands the hotel part with a sales director. The Best Western hotel Hohenzollern in Osnabrck and the Novotel Erlangen set far on heads from the own rows.

Augsburg. Althoff Hotels is getting a CFO from a DIY store chain, Dorint's parent company Honestis is hiring a hotel professional for Human Resources, the Atlantic Hotel in Kiel welcomes a man from the group's own ranks, and the Berlin hostel chain a&o has brought back a young talent.

Wiesbaden. Olivier Harnisch is no longer the CEO of Emaar Hospitality in Dubai; he has left the company. Alper Can Bulcum is now General Manager of the San Clemente Palace Kempinski in Venice, and Oliver Gerber is General Manager of the new Campell Gray Alex in Zurich. Sandro Bohrmann and Tina Groth-Müller have assumed management positions at the Hessische Hausstiftung. Nico Nusmeier succeeds Klaus Naeve as Chairman of the Management Board at Schörghuber Group Munich, and Stefanie Salwender was appointed Director Consulting at Treugast.