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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Senior Director
InterContinental
Hotels Group has
appointed David
Todd as its new
Senior Director,
New Hotels-IMEA.
Todd previously
worked for IHG
both at the corporate office and at
the company’s hotels in the Middle
East. Prior to rejoining IHG, he served
as Vice-President, Operations-MEA
at Millennium Hotels & Resorts.
Todd will streamline and accelerate
IHG’s new hotel opening process and
collaborate with various functions
across the corporate offices in Dubai
and Delhi, as well as build on existing
and new relationships with owners and
business partners. He will also serve as
a senior member of IHG’s New Hotels
leadership team.
Regional Director
The Carlson Rezidor
Hotel Group has
appointed William
McIntyre as
Regional Director
of Southern Africa.
In his new role,
McIntyre assumes
responsibilities for the following
countries: South Africa, Angola,
Mauritius, Mozambique, Zambia,
Gabon and Rwanda. McIntyre has over
20 years’ experience in the hospitality
industry, with his most recent role as
COO for the Hospitality Property Fund.
Director of Sales
The Carlson Rezidor
Hotel Group has
appointed Patrick
Lan as the Regional
Director of Sales,
North Africa & Indian
Ocean. In his new
role, Lan assumes
responsibilities for Morocco, Algeria,
Tunisia, Chad and Cape Verde, while
retaining responsibilities for the Indian
Oceans including Mauritius. Lan
has over 12 years’ experience in the
hospitality industry, with a core focus
on sales and marketing. His most recent
roles include Deputy General Manager
at Maritim Hotels and Group Director
of Sales & Marketing at Sun Resorts.
He joined Carlson Rezidor in 2016.
Director, Global Sales
Marriott International has appointed
Brendon Hart as its new Director,
Global Sales – South Africa, Sub-
Saharan Africa &
West Africa. His main
responsibility is to
maintain effective
financial performance
by ensuring that
profitable sales
are generated and
operational controls
are in place within a sales engine of
the global sales organisation. Hart
joined Radisson Blu in 2010 as Sales
Executive before taking the position
Sales and Marketing Director at
Carlson Rezidor in 2011. He moved to
Marriott in 2016 as Director, Global
Sales – Middle East and Africa.
Board Member
WingsNaledi has
appointed Gugu
Sepamla to its board.
Sepamla is co-founder
and principal partner
of Moshe Capital,
and brings 18 years’
senior executive
experience to WingsNaledi, including
12 years in company director roles
on several public and listed boards.
Sepamla served as the Managing
Director and Head of Public Policy and
Government Relations of Barclays Bank
(Africa). She has also been involved
in the successful transformation and
restructuring of various state-owned
entities over a 10-year period.
Board Member
WingsNaledi has
appointed Nicholas
Maweni to its board.
Maweni brings
extensive marketing,
communication and
legal expertise to
the WingsNaledi
board through his experience in
both the private and public sector.
He worked as Chief of Staff for the
Ministry of Arts and Culture and also
for the Ministry of Justice. He was
the Managing Director of the Black
Management Forum and was previously
the Chief Marketing Executive at IBM
Africa.
Marketing Manager
Newly appointed
Group Marketing
Manager of Protea
Hotels by Marriot
and African Pride
Hotels Avukile
Mabombo joins the
group with a wealth
of experience in brand management.
His academic background – in media
studies and brand leadership –
underpin his many roles as a brand
and marketing manager. He worked on
a number of alcohol brands for RGBC
and Brandhouse Beverages before
joining Monster Energy as its Regional
Marketing Manager.
Account Director
Marriott International
has appointed
Jeanette Moloto as
Account Director:
Sub-Saharan Africa.
She is responsible
for managing
and developing
relationships and business within sub-
Saharan Africa across all the Marriott
lodging brands. Moloto has worked in
the travel industry for 13 years, serving
in a range of positions mostly within
the Protea Hotels by Marriott group.
Previously she served as the Regional
Manager, Africa, for the African
Business Travel Association.
General Manager
Protea Hotel Fire
& Ice by Marriott
Cape Town has
appointed Anso
Venter as its new
General Manager.
Venter started out
as a trainee in the
hospitality industry, studying while
working. Following international
experience in England, Scotland and
Dubai, Venter returned to South
Africa in 2005, joining Protea Hotels
by Marriott in 2007. Her first General
Manager role was at the Protea Hotel
by Marriott Cape Town Tyger Valley,
and the three years of experience there
have made her well placed to lead the
popular Cape Town Fire & Ice! Hotel.
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