Appointments
Who is moving where in hospitality. WINC Wire tracks senior appointments across hotel groups, owners and operators worldwide, from CEOs and COOs to CHROs, people and culture leaders and general managers. Follow this page for leadership moves at Accor, Hilton, IHG, Marriott, Hyatt, Minor and more, and for what each move signals for talent and HR strategy.
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Nina Kohler named chief executive of Kohler Hospitality
Nina Kohler takes responsibility for the hospitality portfolio's talent, growth and guest experience across the US and Scotland.

Antoine Gizardin joins Accor in regional commercial role
Antoine Gizardin joins Accor as Chief Commercial Officer for Europe and North Africa, bringing more than 30 years in consumer…

Laurent Herschbach takes helm at Métropole Monte-Carlo
Laurent Herschbach has become general manager of Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo, bringing nearly three decades of Ritz Paris experience to the…

Thomas F. Maechler joins SUJÁN as COO
The Swiss hotelier takes responsibility for operations as SUJÁN plans to double its portfolio within four years, following two camp…

Paula Sheils-Ryan takes global capability role at Diageo
Paula Sheils-Ryan becomes Global Head of Enterprise Capability at Diageo and will also lead its Capability and Leadership team through…

RI Sugu joins OSK Group as CEO of Hospitality
RI Sugu joins OSK Group as CEO of Hospitality at Swiss-Garden International, following 18 years with Hilton and hotel leadership…
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Magdalena Martorell to lead Avani+ Fares Maldives
Magdalena Martorell moves from Anantara Uluwatu Bali to lead Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort, with a focus on service culture, teams…

Samantha van Exter to lead Six Senses Southern Dunes
The former Montcalm Collection Head of Hotels takes charge of the Saudi desert resort, bringing more than 25 years of…

Kamal Raza takes on corporate HR and development role at The LaLiT
Kamal Raza adds corporate human resources to his hotel development responsibilities at The LaLiT Suri Hospitality Group.

Lavinia Chen leads regional HR at Tim Hortons
Lavinia Chen’s regional HR leadership at Tim Hortons brings together employee development, practical pay benchmarking and an operational understanding of…