Pulse September 2017 | Page 20

MEMbEr NEWs b y ta r a s a l a H E l d i N a N d K E l l y H E i t z
tHE sPa sHift Announcements marking spa industry players on the move.
● Lorenz Ripa has joined Saltability as a Trainer for Himalayan Salt Stone Massage.
● Patty McPherson has been named resort manager of Mirbeau Inn & Spa at The Pinehills.
● The Corinthia London has named Aysun Mut Spa Director for the flagship ESPA Life at Corinthia spa.
● Paul Schmidt has been appointed Director of Sustainability and New Partnerships at the Arizona Spa & Wellness Association.
● The Las Vegas Spa Association has hired Anna Kachikyan as their new Social Media Promoter.
● After nearly eight years at Hilton, most recently as senior director of global wellness, Ryan Crabbe has left the company to pursue his MBA at Georgetown University and relaunch his consulting practice, Interim Wellness.
● David Erlich has been named Corporate Director of Spa, Fitness, and Tennis for Sandals Resorts International.
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1. Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay has been recognized with a 2017 Certificate of Excellence Award, based on the consistently great reviews the luxury hotel has earned on TripAdvisor.
2. Makes Scents Natural Spa Line is rebranding its line by not only being certified as a cruelty-free manufacturer through the Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetic’ s Leaping Bunny Program, but also by making 100-percent vegan products.
3. Debra Koerner’ s Senior Moments television show was nominated for a Regional Emmy Award for its segment on Rancho La Puerta featuring Deborah Szekely.
4. Colorado destination Gateway Canyons Resort & Spa has selected ALICE’ s concierge technology, ALICE Concierge, to help the resort’ s concierge team manage guest activities at the 6,000 acre property.
5. Elemis has partnered with Macdonald Hotels & Resorts for the“ Treatments on Tour” bus, which will offer a selection of eight facial and body treatments, giving visitors the opportunity to purchase products and book further treatments and spa days with Macdonald Hotels & Resorts.
6. Skincare brand Pevonia has announced the new Pevonia Academy. The Academy will provide students with five classes in a new, hands-on setting. Each class will discuss a different skincare-related topic and will be available in a number of cities across the country, as well as in the Pevonia corporate headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida.
7. Signifying an exciting new chapter for the company, Edge Systems will now be known as The HydraFacial Company. The new name is effective immediately, and will be implemented across the company’ s product line throughout the calendar year 2017.
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