Pulse October 2016 | Page 24

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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