NINA MARKHAM joins contract caterer Scolarest as a sales director at its head office in Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex. She was previously director of catering and food procurement at Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries.
East Manchester's Comfort Inn hotel has appointed TONY WRIGHT operations manager. He will oversee the hotel's £750,000 refurbishment and was previously general manager of the Holiday Inn Garden Court Manchester Airport.
JASON PASCALL has joined Mere Golf and Country Club near Knutsford, Cheshire, as duty manager. He was previously duty manager in charge of functions and dinners at Mere's Hawkstone Park Hotel and Golf Club, Shropshire.
A new management couple have joined Studley Priory in Horton-cum-Studley, Oxfordshire. DANIEL HAYWARD, previously restaurant manager at the Lygon Arms in Broadway, Worcestershire, has taken on the role of deputy manager. Partner ZOE HANKINS has joined as reception manager. She was previously duty manager at the Lygon Arms.
IAN FLUSH has been appointed operations manager at the Green King Pub Company, whose headquarters is in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. He was previously a development manager for the company's Hungry Horse brand.
Chartridge Conference Company has expanded the role of business development officer SARAH TRUSCOTT. In addition to overseeing sales at Hitchin Priory, she is now also responsible for sales at the company's other Herefordshire property, the Node Conference Centre.
KIARAN MacDONALD has joined the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, as general manager. He was previously general manager of the Fairmont Waterfront hotel in Vancouver, Canada.
WILF HARGREAVES, owner of the Mill hotel, Preston, Lancashire, has retired from active duty at the age of 76, selling the hotel he had owned since 1989 to Arinza Star Hotels. MAX PIERCE will continue to look after the hotel through his role as managing director.
DOUGLAS McHUGH has been promoted to general manager at the Compleat Angler in Marlow, Kent. He was previously a resident manager at the hotel, which is part of the Macdonald Hotel Group.
SEAN QUINNEY has become general manager of the Macdonald Bobsleigh Inn, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. He was previously general manager at Corus and Regal's Cromwell hotel, Stevenage, also in Hertfordshire.
CARLOS SANCHEZ VIZAN has joined the Royal Princess Larn Luang hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, as executive assistant manager. He was previously a food and beverage manager at the Novotel Lotus Bangkok.
HELEN MARRIAGE has joined the Hanover International Hotel & Club in Reading, Berkshire, as sales manager. She previously held the same position at the Monkey Island hotel near Bray-on-Thames, Maidenhead. VICTORIA WARD has been appointed regional sales manager at the Hanover International Hotel & Club in Basingstoke, Hampshire.
KARL PERKINS has joined the Livebait Notting Hill restaurant, London, as head chef. He was previously head chef at Ghillies fish restaurant in Putney, London.
PETER CROME, general manager of Chewton Glen in New Milton, Hampshire, has been voted the third best hotel general manager in the world by privately published newsletter Gallivanter's Guide.
DANIEL COUSINEAU has joined take-away pizza chain Papa John's International as chief executive of its European and Middle East operations. He was previously president of US coffee chain Filterfresh.
ALISTAIR WATTS has joined the London offices of Summit Hotels & Resorts as marketing director. He was previously marketing director for Europe at WorldRes.com, the online hotel reservations network.
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