The latest industry appointments

THIERRY ANTINORI has become Emirates’ new Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer responsible for all commercial operations, revenue optimisation and the Skywards FFP. He joined Emirates in 2011 as Executive Vice President of Passenger Sales Worldwide.

ADEL AL REDHA has been named as Emirates’ new Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer, responsible for engineering, flight operations and airport services. Al Redha has been with Emirates since 1988 and previously served as Executive Vice President of Engineering.

LEE PEARCE has been appointed as Warwick International Group’s Regional General Manager for the South Pacific. Pearce joins Warwick from Accor, where he was Area General Manager for Fiji. He will now oversee Warwick’s four resorts in Fiji, plus properties in Vanuatu and Bali.

STEFANO RUZZA has become to new General Manager of the Conrad Koh Samui. He joins the luxury property from the Hilton Namhae Golf & Spa Resort in South Korea, where he also served as GM. Ruzza’s previous roles have included Director of Operations at Hilton Colombo.

KILLIAN DONOGHUE has been appointed General Manager of the Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa. Having started his Marriott career in 2001, Donoghue has worked in Hamburg, Bangkok and Amsterdam, most recent as Director Sales & Marketing in the Dutch city.

ROSS BUCHANAN has been announced as the Swissôtel Sydney’s new Executive Assistant Manager. The move marks a promotion for Buchanan, who arrived at the hotel in 2011 as Director of Sales & Marketing. He has also worked for Marriott, Mirvac, Pan Pacific and IHG.

MARTIN YEO has been named as the new Director of Food & Beverage at the Swissôtel Sydney. Yeo, who will direct all F&B operations from restaurants to conference catering, arrives at the hotel from the Sofitel Wentworth Sydney, where he was Food & Beverage Manager.