LANGHAM HOSPITALITY ANNOUNCES NEW COO
Langham Hospitality Group has named Nils-Arne Schroeder chief operating officer. Schroeder joins LHG with more than 30 years of hospitality leadership experience across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Europe and Africa. Most recently, he served as SVP of operations – Europe and Africa for Raffles and Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, based in Dubai. Before that, he was SVP of Operations – Asia, Middle East and Africa for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. Earlier in his career, Schroeder spent more than two decades with Hilton, holding hotel, regional and brand leadership roles across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. His latest role with Hilton was vice president – Luxury and Lifestyle, Asia Pacific, which he held while concurrently serving as global brand head for Conrad Hotels & Resorts.
GENERATOR APPOINTS XAVIER MUFRAGGI AS CEO
Generator has appointed Xavier Mufraggi as CEO. Mufraggi joins the company as it enters its next phase of international growth, including three new openings and the renovation of flagship houses throughout 2026 and 2027 in London, Paris, Dublin and Hamburg. Over the course of his 20-year career, Mufraggi has led businesses across hospitality, private equity and consumer brands, holding leadership roles in marketing, commercial and product development at Kraft Foods; serving as CEO of Club Med’ s North America & Caribbean division for 10 years; as global managing director for Fosun Group; and CEO of YPO, a global CEO peer network.
GENCOM ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS AND ORGANIZATIONAL EVOLUTION
Gencom, the U. S.-based real estate investment firm, has created a new organizational structure to prepare for its next phase of growth. The company has organized its operations into two complementary business lines— Gencom Capital and Gencom Real Estate. Alessandro Colantonio is the new chief investment officer at Gencom Capital; Donald McGregor has been promoted to president of Gencom Real Estate, while Shaun Johnston was promoted to head of portfolio finance & accounting and Jake Lynch was hired as SVP, asset management, both in the same division. In addition, the firm promoted three longtime members of its investment team: Ignasi Puig was promoted to managing director, acquisitions & investments; Peter Trujillo to managing director, corporate investments; and Blythe Pierre-Louis to managing director, special situations.
LOEWS HOTELS NAMES AREA MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR ARLINGTON HOTEL COLLECTION
Loews Hotels & Co has appointed Brian Johnson as area managing director of its Arlington hotel collection. Johnson has more than 24 years of experience with Loews, most recently serving as managing director of Loews Kansas City Hotel. Johnson will oversee operations at Live! by Loews – Arlington and Loews Arlington Hotel and Convention Center, while leading the pre-opening efforts for Americana by Loews Hotels, the company’ s newest hotel currently under development in Arlington, Texas.
CORALTREE HOSPITALITY APPOINTS NEW CTO
CoralTree Hospitality has appointed Jeff Knowlton as chief technology officer. Knowlton brings more than 25 years of experience in hospitality and technology leadership, digital transformation, guestfacing platform enhancement and operational system modernization to his new role. Before joining CoralTree, he served as chief information officer at Peregrine Hospitality. Prior to that, he served in the same role at Sonesta Hotels International. Earlier in his career, Knowlton held technology roles with the Pursuit Collection, Sage Hospitality and Vail Resorts.
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