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Todd Orlich
SBE selects Orlich as Miami regional vice president and general manager of Delano South Beach in Miami. He was previously general manager of Montage Laguna Beach and Montage Beverly Hills. Orlich has also held leadership positions at Loews and Starwood Hotels. Some of the executive boards he has served are Beverly Hills Convention and Visitors Bureau, Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce and Newport Beach Crystal Cove Alliance.
Jeremy Rees
Adnec Group announces Rees as CEO of ExCeL London, where he’s been serving as acting CEO since last November. He joined the exhibitions and convention center as sales director in January 2010 and was promoted to executive director in 2013. Rees has more than 20 years of exhibitions industry experience under his belt.
Harold Bassler
DoubleTree by Hilton Orlando at SeaWorld welcomes Bassler as general manager. Most recently, he was regional director of operations and area general manager for Crescent Hotels & Resorts. Bassler was selected by Hilton Worldwide to serve on its Hilton Executive Roundtable.
Lauren Kutch
Rent-A-Resort, which sources resorts available for buyouts, names Kutch the North American sales director based out of New York City. Two years ago, she launched LMK Meetings, her own meetings and events support company. She previously worked as an event manager with The Charles Group. Kutch also planned nightlife events in nightclubs, bars and restaurants in New York City.
Timothy Wolfe
The Brown Palace Hotel & Spa in Denver adds Wolfe as complex general manager. In this role, he’ll also be responsible for the adjacent Holiday Inn Express Denver Downtown. During his seven years as area managing director of Pyramid Hotel Group, he oversaw Denver Renaissance, The Antlers Hilton, Lodge & Spa at Cordillera, Revere Boston Common, Residence Inn Boston Harbor and Columbus Marriott Northwest in Ohio.
Vijay Singh
Sea Island, a coastal resort in Georgia, appoints Singh managing director of resort operations. Most recently, Singh was vice president of operations at Salamander Hotels. He previously spent 13 years with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and was on the opening team of Sanctuary Hotel at Kiawah Island in South Carolina.
Terry Dunbar
Dunbar returns to Park Hyatt Washington, D.C., where he began his 30-plus year career with the brand, as its new general manager. Most recently, he was general manager of Hyatt Regency Boston for four years. He’s also been general manager of Stanhope Park Hyatt, Hyatt Regency Suites Atlanta, Hyatt Fair Lakes, Hyatt Regency Long Island and Hyatt Regency Jersey City. Dunbar was nominated for Hyatt Hotels and Resorts general manager of the year award in 2003 and 2012.
