events & appointments People tIgEr aIrways surfErs Pr rolE being built alongside Portsea Golf industry that ranked number one Club as part of a fully integrated globally for key MICE industry search gEts nEw CEo Victoria Thornton has been resort complex. terms. Tiger Airways has announced the appointed to the position of Duncan has been part of the appointment of Rob Sharp as its distributions and relationship Accor Group for nearly ten years and new CEO. marketing executive at the was previously executive assistant Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise. Rob is an experienced senior aviation manager, acting general manager executive, having held a number of Victoria has been working in the and director of sales and marketing executive positions with Qantas marketing function for Professional at Tasmania’s historic Mercure Airways over the past 15 years. Rob Investment Services where she has Hadley’s Hobart Hotel. Duncan also has served in various commercial been fulfilling the role of marketing played an instrumental role in the roles at Qantas Airways over the last and communications coordinator. development and opening of the eight years, including strategy and new Grand Mercure Hobart Central innovation, and global airport b&b CommIttEE Apartments, converting the hotel infrastructure and services. namEd precinct into the largest accommodation and function Queensland Tourism Industry complex in Hobart. Lindy Andrews Council has announced a new Bed & Breakfast and Farmstay Queensland committee. The committee - a sub-committee ConfIdEnt under the QTIC Board - meets markEt sEEs several times each year to provide brokErs ExPand Rob Sharp support and advice on sector-specific matters. The committee is Resort Brokers Australia has responsible for enhancing expanded its sales team in representation within this sector and what managing director Ian dsm aPPoIntmEnt identifying opportunities for the Crooks describes as a vote of for barossa growth of the sector. confidence in the market. vallEy The selected committee "We had very strong sales and a members, chosen through votes high level of inquiry and I want to Novotel Barossa Valley Resort has from industry representatives, are be well placed to take advantage appointed Andrew Houey as the listed alphabetically as follows: of what I believe signals a return new director of sales and • Grace Cross, Naracoopa Bed Duncan Mars in investor and business marketing. and Breakfast (incumbent) confidence," he said. Joining Novotel from the Adelaide • Mary D'Arcy, Fern Cottage Former St Kilda player Convention Bureau, Andrew (incumbent) Andrew McQualter has joined the possesses a strong understanding of company and will be selling • Thomas Jones, Staple House the South Australia market with over salEs dIrECtor management rights from Burleigh Bed and Breakfast (incumbent) nine years experience in sales and aPPoIntmEnt wIth to Cooloongatta and inland to marketing both at strategic and • Sharon Lagan, Alexander ExhIbItIon Robina. Andrew, who had seven operational levels. Andrew’s Lakeside Bed and Breakfast seasons with St Kilda has been experience in the meetings, (incumbent) ComPany involved in the real estate industry conference and events industry and • Sue Panuccio, Mt Cotton Luxperience has appointed Lindy on the Gold Coast where he strong sales acumen will stand him Guesthouse Andrews as director of sales & played for the Suns in 2012, in good stead for his new role at • Kay Tommerup, Tommerup’s partner alliances, effective signing up as a semi-professional Novotel. Dairyfarm immediately. With a strong for the Southport Sharks for background in leisure and MICE 2013. tourism industries, Lindy will lead Joining him on the Gold nEw gm at the Luxperience worldwide sales Coast is Carolyn Griffith with 30 PortsEa mErCurE team to generate more years sales experience. For the last exhibitors from Australasia and three years she has worked for Accor Australia has appointed the wider global market. Audi on the Gold Coast and will Duncan Mars as the general Lindy has a proven track record specialise in the sale of manager of the new build helping generate record revenues, management rights in Mercure Portsea Resort & Golf most recently at Novotel Manly and Broadbeach, Miami, Chevron Course on Victoria’s Mornington the Panthers Group of venues. She Island and surrounding areas. Peninsular, which is set to open took her first agency's annual James Carrick will be based in on 1 June. turnover from $700,000 to $10 Port Macquarie. With a Duncan will be responsible for million in eight years. Lindy also background in hospitality and Andrew Houey launching the Mercure hotel into the created an online media portal for sales, James will focus on selling Victorian market which is currently the Australian business events motels from Port Macquarie to resortnews | may 2013 45 events & appointments People Andrew McQualter, Carolyn Griffi th, James Carrick and Gerard Hurry Coffs Harbour including the appointment is in line with the with the Hyatt Hotel Group, and hospitality sectors will be regions around Armidale, group’s strategy to expand on its where he gained extensive extremely useful for TAA’s Tamworth and Scone. portfolio of 112 Peppers, Mantra management experience in both advocacy on behalf of the Gerard Hurry will be based in and BreakFree properties. food & beverage and rooms in industry as a whole.” Melbourne and work throughout A native of Tasmania, Richard Australia and internationally, at marquee Hyatt properties Mr Jumabhoy replaces central and north-western cofounded Hobart’s including the Grand Hyatt Bali, outgoing TAA board member Victoria. He previously worked in internationally acclaimed Henry the Park Hyatt Sydney and the Jonathan Wooller. commercial real estate. Jones Art Hotel, and is a former director of the Tourism Industry Hyatt Regency Auckland. "We now have a team of 23 "Jonathan Wooller has been Council Tasmania. Since 2007, Justin will work alongside agents. The market is moving and an outstanding contributor to Richard Crawford P/L has Emporium Hotel general manager we are moving with it," Mr TAA in the time he has served on delivered a range of commercial Peter Savoff, who has led the Crooks said. the board. He has taken a keen consulting services to private and esteemed hotel since before interest in the key issues affecting public sector clients, being opening. the accommodation industry mantra ExPands engaged by some of Tasmania’s wIth nEw bdm largest and most high profi le sIlvEr nEEdlE being addressed by TAA and we thank him for his contributions,” Mantra Group, has appointed organisations, including the CEo joIns taa Mr South said. Richard Crawford as Museum of Old and New Art, board development manager to Federal Group, Tourism Tasmania, Tourism Accommodation facilitate the group’s ongoing and Hobart City Council. nEw bdm for bIg I Australia welcomes Silver expansion plans. adElaIdE assIstant Needle Hospitality MD & group The appointment refl ects Mantra CEO Iqbal Jumabhoy as the Bronwen Harris has been Group’s strong growth and future managEr for newest member of its board. appointed to the position of development plans with 17 savoff TAA chairman Tony South said Mr business development manager projects – both new developments Brisbane’s Emporium Hotel has Jumabhoy’s signifi cant experience and acquisitions - in the pipeline at InterContinental Adelaide. appointed Justin McConnell as as a senior executive inside and across the Asia Pacifi c. Bronwen joins InterContinental executive assistant manager. outside the accommodation The recent opening of the group’s Justin joins Emporium Hotel sector would help to guide TAA. Adelaide from MCI, a global communications and event fi rst property in Asia – Mantra from the Sofi tel Brisbane “Mr Jumabhoy is looking to Nusa Dua in Bali – is the fi rst of where he was the director of drive the growth of the company management group where she was many for the region. rooms. in the Asia Pacifi c region. His employed as business development Director of acquisitions, Prior to this he enjoyed a long and experience in the banking real manager for South Australia for Michael Moret-Lalli, said the distinguished international career estate, corporate management the past three years. “The bitterness of poor service Gold Coast Holmans ... 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