David Maarney has joined Catering Partnership as development manager for the South-east of England. He is responsible for the contract caterer's contracts in London and the Home Counties.
Tina Broecker has been chosen as sales manager for Myhotels. She was previously sales manager for the St Martin's Lane and Sanderson hotels, owned by Ian Schrager Hotels.
Michael Stout is the new general manager of the Quality Hotel Walsall, West Midlands, part of the Choice Hotels Europe group. He was previously general manager at the De Montfort Hotel in Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
The Lowry hotel in Manchester has recruited Jane Abraham as bar manager at its River Bar. She was previously bar manager at Manchester city-centre bar the Living Room.
Christopher Hartley has become general manager of the Safir Heritage Village-Failaka Island hotel, off the Kuwait coast. He moves from Hunstrete House hotel, near Bath, where he was general manager.
Darren Cant has been promoted to area general manager of the Aston Court Hotel Group. He was previously general manager of the Aston Court hotel in Derby.
Mike and Jeannette Bealing are the new owners of Red House Hotel and Conference Centre near Salisbury, Wiltshire. Mike was previously a general manager at Compass Group.
The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park hotel in London has chosen Shevaun Porter as its new director of communications. She was marketing manager at the hotel, and has also worked in sales and human resources there.
Richard Williams is the new head concierge at the London Marriott West India Quay hotel and executive apartments at Canary Wharf. He was previously assistant head concierge at Royal Garden hotel, Kensington. Sven Plath has moved from the London Marriott Grosvenor Square hotel, where he was event manager, to become director of event management at West India Quay. Cherish Finden has joined the hotel as pastry chef from the Great Eastern hotel, London, where she was assistant pastry chef.
Andrew Munt has joined Initial Style Conferences as general manager of its Branksome venue in Surrey. He was previously general manager at the Ramada Jarvis Chichester hotel, West Sussex.