Christophe Thomas named general manager of the Palace Hotel San Francisco.

Pete Hayda named new director of sales and marketing for The Little Nell. 

Craig Piper named chair of Visit Denver.

Melia Hotels named Ron Warner and Carolina Ball regional directors of group sales for the global collection.

Andrew Labetti named general manager at New York City's Omni Berkshire Place.

LA Tourism named Roberta Rinker-Ludloff, senior vice president sales and client services.

Alan Feuerman named director of sales & marketing at the Westin Cleveland Downtown.

Dr. Sue Tinnish appointed dean of Kendall College's School of Hospitality Management.

Molly Breth named director of events and conference services at San Francisco's CLIFT Hotel.