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MEMBER NEWS
B Y TA R A S A L A H E L D I N A N D B R I A N A L E E
THE SPA SHIFT Announcements marking spa industry players on the move .
● Diane Trieste has been named VP of Business Development at Saltability in Four Seasons , Missouri .
Diane Trieste
Cindy Childers
Heather Geisler
● VOYA Products Ltd in County Sligo , Ireland has appointed Cindy Childers as Sales and Business Development Manager for the United States .
● Hyatt Hotels Corporation in Chicago , Illinois has appointed Heather Geisler as Vice President of Creative & Field Marketing . Jen Acerra has also been named Vice President of Global Brand Research and Insights .
Jen Acerra
Simon Casson
Rainer Stampfer
● Simon Casson now serves as President , Hotel Operations – Europe , Middle East and Africa at Four Seasons Hotels . Rainer Stampfer has been named President , Hotel Operations – Asia Pacific at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts .
● Four Seasons Seattle in Seattle , Washington has named Michael Pedder as General Manager .
Michael Pedder
S . Chevis Hosea
Matt MacDonald
● S . Chevis Hosea and Matt MacDonald have been appointed VPs of Business Development at Miraval Group in Tucson , Arizona .
● Alex Ahluwalia has been named General Manager at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa in Palm Desert , California .
● Robert Stanfield was promoted to Managing Director at Omni Orlando Resort at Champions Gate in Orlando , Florida .
Alex Ahluwalia
Robert Stanfield
Anthony Freda
● Anthony Freda has been appointed Resort Manager at Montage Kapalua Bay in Lahaina , Hawaii .
● Rodhal Leong-Lyons was appointed Director of Operations at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa in Honolulu , Hawaii .
● SpaTerre at Kona Kai Resort in San Diego , California named Hugh Hedin as General Manager .
Rodhal Leong-Lyons
Hugh Hedin
BRILLIANT IDEA
The Global Wellness Summit will host the first-ever “ Shark Tank of Wellness ” competition at the 2016 Global Wellness summit in Tyrol , Austria . Competitors will present their wellness concepts to a panel of judges including Simon Casson ( Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts ), Tracey Chappell ( ESPA ), Jane Iredale ( Iredale Mineral Cosmetics ), Sheila McCann ( Chiva-Som International Health Resort ), Frank Pitsikalis ( ResortSuite ) and Frank Strobel ( Klafs GmbH & Co ).
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