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SIMON HANNA JOINS OAK VIEW GROUP AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS AS HOSPITALITY FOOTPRINT IN UK EXPANDS

🎭 Oak View Group (OVG) appointed Simon Hanna as Senior VP of Operations, leveraging 15+ years of leadership in global hospitality and events. Simon, previously COO at Freemans Event Partners, will work with Rebecca Kane Burton and Michalis Fragkiadakis to enhance fan experience and innovation in OVG’s venues, including those for Formula 1, Paris Olympics 2024, and Rome Ryder Cup 2023. OVG recently partnered with City Football Group and acquired Rhubarb Hospitality Collection in 2023.

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This Week’s Comings & Goings

📁 Sonder Holdings Inc. announced leadership changes with Francis Davidson stepping down as CEO and Janice Sears appointed interim CEO. Virgin Hotels Collection appointed Chris Stevens as COO and Rayhan Arif as CCO and CFO. PEG named Garett Bjorkman as CEO. RMS appointed Chetan Arjun as CFO, and HVMG appointed Jessica Myers as VP of finance. Key appointments also occurred at The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort, Lansdowne Resort, Margaritaville Resort Lake Tahoe, OUTRIGGER Hospitality Group, and Appellation Healdsburg.

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RMS appoints new CFO to strengthen financial leadership and bolster next phase of growth

📈 Melbourne, 25 June 2025 – RMS, serving 7,000 properties in 70 countries, appoints Chetan Arjun as CFO. With over 20 years of experience, Arjun has held roles at PwC, Coles Group, and Crown Resorts. He will drive RMS's financial strategy, aiming for sustainable growth and global expansion. CEO Adam Seskis, appointed December 2024, highlights Arjun's strategic and financial acumen as key to RMS's innovation and international scale. RMS is backed by Advent Partners for ongoing growth.

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Restaurant Tech Pioneer Christopher Sebes Joins Tillster as Strategic Advisor

📈 Christopher Sebes has joined Tillster as Strategic Advisor to drive growth. Sebes, a restaurant-technology leader for 40 years, founded Xpient Solutions and led Xenial, contributing to major restaurant brands. He will aid Tillster’s unified commerce platform, processing millions of orders. Sebes' experience aligns with Tillster's expansion in the digital ordering market, as highlighted in their 2025 Phygital Index Report. The report emphasizes unified customer journeys as key to retaining loyalty.

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Virgin Hotels Collection strengthens leadership with key appointments

📈 Chris Stevens, with 25 years in hospitality, joins Virgin Hotels Collection from Ashford Inc. to boost operations and growth. Rayhan Arif becomes CCFO, leveraging his Virgin Mobile and Virgin Orbit experience for financial leadership. CEO James Bermingham highlights their roles in global expansion and brand enhancement. Virgin Hotels plans to open in Shoreditch, London in August 2024, and expands its Virgin Limited Edition through strategic partnerships, integrating into the Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ Legend Collection.

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Stonebridge Appoints Adam Snow as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer

📈 Stonebridge, Denver, Colorado, appoints Adam Snow as executive vice president and chief strategy officer. Snow's role includes strategic development, aligning brands, and corporate growth. Previously at Aimbridge Hospitality, Dine Brands, Disney, and Dell, Snow specializes in data-driven strategies. CEO Rob Smith highlights Snow's unique skills. Snow aims to enhance property-level strategy using data and market insights. He holds an Engineering degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth.

Stonebridge appoints executive VP, chief strategy officer

📈 Adam Snow appointed executive VP, chief strategy officer at Stonebridge, based in Denver. He will lead strategic development to boost corporate growth and property-level success. CEO Rob Smith calls Snow's blend of strategic leadership and analytics "a unicorn." Snow's background includes Aimbridge Hospitality, Dine Brands, Disney, and Dell. Stonebridge aims to innovate by embedding strategy directly into properties to enhance asset performance and create value. The portfolio spans luxury and premium select-service properties across the U.S.

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Emerging Travel Group appoint new lead for…

🗺 Emerging Travel Group appointed Astrid Kastberg as Managing Director of RateHawk. 🌍 Based in Dubai, she will lead the B2B division supporting 110,000 retail and 1,100 API partners. 📈 In 2024, the group hit a $3.7 billion gross transaction value with RateHawk's net booking value rising 1.8 times and a 67% global booking growth. 🏢 The group employs 3,600+ people in 80 countries with offices in Dubai, Wilmington, Singapore, London, Berlin, Lisbon, Warsaw, and Limassol.

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Duetto Announces Leadership Transition, David Woolenberg Steps Down as CEO

📈 SAN FRANCISCO, California—David Woolenberg steps down as CEO of Duetto, effective immediately. Alex Zoghlin, current board member and ex-CEO of ATPCO, takes over. Woolenberg served for six years, scaling Duetto's business and expanding its products and client base. Zoghlin aims to enhance the company's revenue management solutions amid industry changes. This leadership shift aligns with the launch of Duetto's Revenue & Profit Operating System, aimed at integrating data and automation for hotel revenue growth.

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The Artistic Vision of Chef Badara Gueye at Château de Candie

🍳 Chef Badara Gueye, a 40-year-old from Senegal, has spent nearly five years at La Cantine, Château de Candie in Chambéry. Post-pandemic, he merged African roots with French refinement using local, seasonal ingredients. Formerly a dishwasher in Dakar, his culinary and artistic pursuits have gained global recognition. Signature dishes include veal rump with blackcurrant jus and omble chevalier with sauce kaldou. Passionate about creativity, Badara’s experiences span continents, influencing his globally inspired cuisine and artistic work.

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