Through the Keyhole Winter 2020
People on the Move
CHMSE director, program logistics Mascia Michalakos leaves the Delta Toronto Mississauga to join The City of Mississauga’s Tourism Unit… in other Delta news Joanne Perschbacher, former DOSM at the Delta Toronto has relocated to Vancouver to oversee the Douglas and the JW Marriott Parq Vancouver as DOSM… replacing her at the Delta Toronto is Kelli Stutt, who relocates from the Marriott Eaton Centre… at STRONCO Jeff Drover is promoted to sales manager… CHMSE past president Jeniffer Bissett leaves the Hilton Mississauga/Meadowvale to join the Hilton Saint John in New Brunswick as director of sales and marketing… Giovanna Vallejo becomes sales manager at the Hyatt Regency Toronto… Maylene Saylon moves from the Hyatt Regency Toronto to become account director at Hotel X… Tania Ferlin also departs the Hyatt Regency to join Compass Group Canada as senior manager of TAGB… Sabrina Budhu departs The Broadview Hotel to become VP, sales and marketing of the Windjammer Landing Villa Beach Resort in St. Lucia… Christine Mulligan joins the Broadview team… Mariana Marcone leaves the St. Regis Toronto to join Travelzoo as sales manager… Bernard Daly joins the Hilton Toronto Airport as sales manager… Ameera Azad, formerly with Larco Hospitality, joins the Kimpton Saint George as group sales manager… Chrysa Zissakos, formerly with Hotel X Toronto, also joins the Kimpton Saint George as sales manager… Judy Mahoney leaves Scotiabank Convention Centre to join Exhibition Place as director of sales and marketing… Wentworth Willock, formerly with FMAV, is new director of sales at bbBlanc Audiovisual and Entertainment… Tenzin Pema is sales coordinator at Mariposa Cruises by Hornblower… Jinny Kwon is promoted to director of sales at the Homewood Suites Markham and Hampton Inn Markham… Ravi Rawlani is hotel manager at Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport… Nina Howell is promoted to regional sales director at Silver Hotel Group… Morgan DaRocha departs the Westin Harbour Castle to join the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver as sales manager… Anston Mendes, formerly with the Shangri-La Toronto, is director of sales at the Holiday Inn Express Toronto… Humber College instructor Michael Agema has launched the AGEMA Mobile app designed to support the hospitality industry’s labour shortage… Frank Campo, formerly of the Thompson Toronto is general manager at the Novotel Toronto Centre… Shelley Crawford, CSEE leaves Tourism Toronto/Business Events Toronto to become regional director at Meeting Encore… Clayton Caporal joins Bespoke Audio Visual as director of production… Amanda Poujade is the new Drake Hotel Properties’ leisure and corporate sales manager… Matthew Desira returns to the Chelsea Hotel, Toronto as sales manager… Rohinton (Roy) Kharadi joins the DoubleTree by Hilton Edmonton Downtown as director of operations.
Congratulations
To CHMSE director, education and meeting planner events Sandra Herriot of Riot Productions on being named one of BizBash’s Top 250 Canadian Event Professionals.
To Alexandra Taylor of Fogo Island Inn on the arrival of daughter Madeleine on October 25, 2019.
Industry NewsPSAV will align its portfolio of companies, including Freeman Audio Visual Canada and FMAV under a new master brand and will assume the name Encore. The migration will begin with Freeman AV Canada which will adopt the new brand name on March 31, 2020.
The Thompson Toronto has been rebranded 1 Hotel Toronto.
The Westin Prince Toronto has been rebranded Pan Pacific Toronto.
The Gladstone Hotel has been sold to Streetcar Developments and Dream Unlimited, the team behind The Broadview Hotel and the Distillery District.
Woodbine Entertainment has opened The Trackside Clubhouse, a retrofitted stable with 10,000 square feet indoors plus a 6,000 square foot patio with views of racing.
Hyatt Hotels Corp. has plans to open 14 hotels in Canada in 2020. Hyatt currently has 6 executed contracts in Canada.
sbe, Lamb Development Corp. and IE Hospitality announced Toronto’s first Hudson Hotel with 146 rooms will open in 2024 at 445 Adelaide St. West.
