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JON BROWN has taken up the position of general manager of La Residencia Deia Mallorca, a member of Virgin Hotels' Limited Edition collection. He was director of operations for Virgin Hotels.
MARK LAPPIN, former manager of Glasgow restaurant Yes, has been appointed manager of the City Café restaurant, in Finnieston, Glasgow.
RICHARD HUNT has been appointed head chef of Browns Hotel, Wine Bar and Brasserie in Tavistock, Devon. He joins from Mima's restaurant in Torquay, Devon, where he was head chef.
NIC OLDHAM, previously general manager at the Old Waverley hotel in Edinburgh, has been appointed general manager of the Marine hotel in Troon, Ayrshire.
ZOE STONE has been appointed manager of Saluté restaurant, formerly known as Bottles, in Oulton, Yorkshire. It reopens today (21 September) following an extensive refurbishment. She comes from Salvos restaurant in Headingley, West Yorkshire, where she was assistant manager.
WARREN BROWN has been appointed a consultant for the chefs division of recruitment agency Grant International. He has spent the last three years as head chef at Harvey's restaurant in Bristol.
MARK EDWARDS, former general manager of the Cheltenham Park hotel, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, has been appointed general manager of the Imperial hotel in Blackpool.
PETER WILLS has been appointed sales and marketing manager for Leisure Parcs' Savoy and Clifton hotels in Blackpool. He was regional sales manager for the Grand Metropole, also in Blackpool.
CORMAC O'KEEFE has become general manager of the Cheltenham Park hotel in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. He was general manager of the Palace hotel in Buxton, Derbyshire.
WALTER KASKONAS, general manager of Paramount Hotels' Carlton hotel in Edinburgh, has become Paramount's Scottish regional manager. He now has the added responsibility of overseeing the group's Old Waverley, Marine and Stirling Highland hotels in Scotland.
DARREN DUNN has joined Cutlers restaurant in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, as general manager. He was general manager of the Crescent hotel in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.
DEREK PICOT has been appointed executive vice-president of the Le Méridien Grand Pacific hotel in Tokyo, Japan. He was area manager for London airports at Le Méridien, with responsibility for the Le Méridien Excelsior hotel at Heathrow.
HOWARD LEWIS has been appointed general manager of the Palace hotel in Buxton, Derbyshire, having previously been general manager at the Imperial hotel in Torquay, Devon.
IAN POLLOCK, general manager of Paramount Hotels' Shrigley Hall hotel, has been promoted within the company to director of operations. He is being replaced at Shrigley Hall by MICHAEL McBRIDE, who was general manager of the Imperial hotel in Blackpool.
