OMNI HOTELS APPOINTS CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER
Omni Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of Adam Hayashi as its chief revenue officer. Hayashi will be responsible for driving Omni’s goals related to maximizing topline revenue performance and capturing greater market share. He will report directly to Jeff Doane, Omni’s chief commercial officer.
“I’m excited to welcome Adam to the Omni family and look forward to the innovation that he will bring to the team,” said Doane. “I have had the opportunity to work with Adam in the past and know his breadth of experience will contribute to Omni’s success as we continue to expand our revenue goals and footprint throughout the industry.”
Hayashi’s career spans over 20 years in the hospitality industry. Before joining Omni, Hayashi served as the global vice president of revenue management, distribution & BI at Accor, supporting more than 120 hotels across the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and Raffles Hotels & Resorts brands. He has also held various leadership positions at Accor, including regional director of revenue management and vice president of revenue management, North & Central America.
AIMBRIDGE’S LATEST PROMOTION
Aimbridge Hospitality has announced the promotion of Michael Murray to vice president of operations for Evolution Hospitality, the company’s lifestyle operating division.
Since joining Aimbridge in 2016, Murray has risen through the ranks from general manager to campus general manager, and most recently served as general manager of Hotel PASEO, an Autograph Collection by Marriott.
MORE MOVES
Thomas Kochs has been appointed as managing director of the historic Claridge’s in Mayfair by Maybourne, the operator of some of London’s most prestigious hotels, including The Connaught, The Berkeley and The Emory. This move marks a return to the Maybourne family for Kochs, who was previously general manager at Claridge’s from 2009 to 2015. He also held positions at The Berkeley and The Connaught earlier in his career.
Raffles Boston has appointed Carlos Bueno as general manager. Bueno brings over 25 years of luxury hospitality experience to the hotel, having worked with some of Boston’s most prestigious hotel brands including Boston Harbor Hotel, Fairmont Copley Plaza, and most recently, The Newbury Boston. In addition, Bueno currently serves as chair for the Back Bay Association, treasurer for the Massachusetts Lodging Association and is part of the Board of Meet Boston Tourism Destination Marketing Districts (TDMD).
Belmond has appointed Tiago Sarmento as the area managing director, Mexico. He takes the new role after serving as managing director, Southern Africa, and general manager at Mount Nelson, A Belmond Hotel, Cape Town. During Sarmento’s time at Mount Nelson, the hotel was featured in HOTELS Magazine’s “Top 25 Hotels of the World” list in 2023.
Sarmento first joined Belmond in 2016 as general manager of Hotel das Cataratas, A Belmond Hotel, Iguassu Falls, and then led the renovation and opening of Cap Juluca, A Belmond Hotel, Anguilla.
NoMad London has appointed Serena Lightner as general manager. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, Lightner’s career began in 1997 at the Mercer Hotel in New York City, where she advanced from front office manager to leadership roles as director of sales and general manager. From there, Lightner oversaw luxury resorts in Italy and South and Central America as vice president of resorts for Francis Ford Coppola. Returning to New York City, she served as managing director at The Standard East Village.
Rosewood Mayakoba has appointed Edouard Grosmangin as its new managing director. He will take on the role while continuing as regional vice president, Mexico and South America for Rosewood, where he oversees the operations and strategies of Rosewood properties across the region including Rosewood Mayakoba, Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort, Rosewood San Miguel de Allende and Rosewood São Paulo, as well as the forthcoming openings of Rosewood Mandarina in Riviera Nayarit (Spring 2025) and Rosewood Mexico City (2026).
The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas has appointed Chris Lee as general manager. Lee’s hospitality journey began in 2006 in the Rooms Division at Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole. He later advanced into executive roles at The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami and Four Seasons properties in Silicon Valley and St. Louis. In 2017, Lee joined IHG Hotels & Resorts, where he spent nearly eight years in leadership positions. He served as hotel manager at InterContinental Cleveland before assuming general manager roles at InterContinental Los Angeles Century City at Beverly Hills and the flagship Hotel Indigo Los Angeles Downtown. Most recently, he served as general manager of the InterContinental Washington D.C. – The Wharf.
