Leadership Intelligence
Not a jobs board. The appointments and departures that signal which operators are investing in leadership, which institutions are losing their best people, and what the pattern of movement tells us about where the industry's energy is going.
March 2026
Roland Fasel
PreviouslyGroup Chief Operating Officer, Maybourne Hotel Group (Claridge’s, The Connaught, The Berkeley)The signal
Fasel’s appointment in early April 2026 is the most instructive senior move in t...
Neil Jacobs
PreviouslyCEO, Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas (13 years)The signal
Jacobs stepped down from Six Senses in July 2025 after building the brand from e...
December 2025
Tamara Lohan
PreviouslyCo-Founder and CEO, Mr & Mrs Smith (twenty-two years)The signal
Lohan joined Hyatt in 2023 when the company acquired Mr & Mrs Smith for $66 mill...
January 2025
Christoph Mares
PreviouslyChief Operating Officer, Mandarin Oriental Hotel GroupThe signal
Mares took the helm of Boutique Group in January 2025, inheriting the most unusu...
Sarah Donaldson
PreviouslyGeneral Manager, Baillie Lodges (Southern Ocean Lodge)The signal
Donaldson spent eight years at Baillie developing what is broadly considered the...
November 2025
Tom Ellery
PreviouslyHead of Revenue, Crystalbrook CollectionThe signal
A conventional career progression worth noting for what it reflects about the br...
Mikaela Foret
PreviouslyDesign Director, Hecker GuthrieThe signal
The movement of senior hospitality interior design talent into brand-side in-hou...
October 2025
James Nguyen
PreviouslyCEO, Tourism AustraliaThe signal
Positioning into independent accommodation governance rather than chain hospital...
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