Names in the news: June 2009
Published: June 2, 2009
Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts appointed Andrew Hendrian general manager of the Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore (India).
The St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino named Flor van der Vaart its general manager.
Rachel Benedick was named vice president of sales and services for Visit Denver, the Convention and Visitors Bureau. She has held this position on an interim basis since September 2008.
Meet Minneapolis, the convention and visitors bureau, appointed Leslie Wright its senior vice president of sales and services.
Chris Bracken was named senior vice president of sales and marketing at Visit Jacksonville (Florida); Kim Ritten was named its director of sales.
Julie Bolfa was promoted to director of sales at the Greater Toledo (Ohio) Convention and Visitors Bureau. She was previously a convention sales manager.
The Arlington (Texas) Convention and Visitors Bureau named Brad Boatner its director of sales.
The Austin (Texas) Convention and Visitors Bureau appointed Brian Payne its account director for the Western region.
The Hilton Austin (Texas) named Leslie Pchola its general manager.
The Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau appointed Sidney Chang its director of sales for the Mid-Atlantic region.
Raymond Vermolen was hired as general manager for the InterContinental-Houston.
Arthur Coulombe was named general manager of the JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa.
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