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by: BTE
Choice Hotels has appointed Patrick Pacious as president and CEO, effective January 1, 2018. He will replace Stephen Joyce, who will continue in his role as CEO through the end of the year, after which he will assume the role of vice chairman of the board. Pacious is expected to join the board in September. Pacious joined Choice in 2005 and has had executive positions in marketing, development, franchise services, revenue management and performance analytics. He became COO in January 2014 and president in May 2016. Previously, he held senior management consulting positions with BearingPoint and Arthur Andersen, during which time he was engaged on several projects for Choice; he is a former U.S. Navy officer.
BCD Meetings & Events has named Harshad Donde as country director for India; he served previously as director of operations for BCD Travel in India where he was responsible for re-engineering, designing, development and implementing various agent-facing technology tools. He will now be responsible for the growth and service delivery of BCD M&E’s India business. Before joining BCD, Donde was with Thomas Cook India as associate vice president.
Rosewood Hotel Group has appointed Jim Struna as regional director of revenue management, eastern US and the Caribbean. In this role, Struna will develop Rosewood’s revenue management team and execute strategies in pricing, distribution and on-site reservations. Most recently, Struna was corporate director of revenue management for the Auberge Resorts Collection. Prior to that, he held executive positions with Nickelodeon Suites Resort in Orlando; Ginn Hospitality; Expedia; Hotwire; Millennium Copthorne Hotels; and Richfield Hospitality.
Seven Corners has named Eugenio Chinchilla as president of the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region, based in Miami. He will oversee the travel insurance company’s operations in the region following the company’s recent debut in the LAC market. Chinchilla has more than 25 years of experience in international insurance.
Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants named Andrew Bradbury as senior director of beverage and bar. Bradbury previously served as general manager of Ave and Avecita, the restaurants at Kimpton’s Grand Cayman resort. In his new position, Bradbury will provide support for the beverage operations of Kimpton’s 70+ restaurants and bars. He will also help develop Kimpton’s national beverage programming.
Delta Private Jets named Gary Hammes as president of the private jet operator, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. He will be responsible for both financial and operational performance, growing the Delta Private Jets brand and transforming the customer service platform. Hammes most recently served as COO of Virgin Australia; and was also COO at World Airways and ASTA Air Cargo.
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