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HEATHER KINSEY, formerly a consultant to Forte hotels, has become marketing director at Millennium Hotels & Resorts, a new role created by recently appointed vice-president of sales and marketing Geoff Cheshire.

DEBORAH BAMBERis the new general manager at Menzies Hotels' Liongate property in Hampton Court. She was manager and licensee at the Café Society restaurant and bar in Hampton Hill, Middlesex.

Thistle's Blakemore hotel at Little Wymondley, in

Hertfordshire, has recruited executivehead chef NEVILLE PEASE from the Harpenden House hotel, also in Hertfordshire, where he was headchef.

Two Yorkshire chefs have returned home from Australia to work at Rudding Park hotel in Harrogate. JASON WARDILL becomes head chef of the Clocktower Brasserie while JANET HOLLINS, a former sous chef at Rudding Park, rejoins as pastry chef.

CHARLES BOURDIN has joined London's Lanesborough hotel as food and beverage director from the Churchill Inter-Continental where he was assistant F&B manager.

The Scottish Hotel School at the University of Strathclyde has appointed its first Scottish-born head, PROFESSOR TOM BAUM, who takesover the three-yearpost from ProfessorRoy Wood.e