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Johnson moves in to manage cliveden

Stuart Johnson is to take over next month as general manager at Cliveden, the Berkshire country house hotel.

Mr Johnson is currently hotel manager at the Savoy in London, where he reports to the director and general manager Herbert Striessnig.

It will be Mr Johnson's second spell at Cliveden, where he held the positions of front of house manager and then resident manager for four years from 1986. He then joined the Savoy Group in London, where he worked as the assistant banqueting manager at Claridge's, before joining the Connaught as personnel and purchasing manager.

At Cliveden, he will report to managing director John Tham, who has also filled the role of general manager for the past two years. Mr Tham's attentions will now be divided between Cliveden and its new sister hotel, due to open in Prague in December 1996.

Leven to head holiday inn

Michael Leven, president of the Americas division of Holiday Inn Worldwide, has been promoted to president and chief operating officer of the company.

Mr Leven joined the company six years ago as vice-president of development in the Americas. In this newly created position, he will be responsible for operations and franchising throughout the world.

He will oversee the activities of Tim Clarke and David Paulon. Mr Clarke is responsible for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, while Mr Paulon looks after the Asia Pacific division.

Adams steps up at hilton national

Phillip Adams has been promoted to the new position of director of finance for Hilton National. The promotion follows a restructuring earlier this year which gave Hilton National its own management team, separate from that of Hilton International.

Mr Adams was formerly financial controller for all Hilton National hotels, and will now be in charge of the company's financial strategy.

He will be aided by two assistant regional controllers, Paul Nisbett and Karl North. Mr Nisbett previously worked for Mr Adams, while Mr North was financial controller at the Croydon Hilton National in Surrey.

Gould improves welcome break

Mark Gould this week took up the post of product director with Welcome Break, Forte's 25-strong chain of motorway service areas.

He will be responsible for the improvement and development of the service areas, while a new marketing director is to be appointed, whose role will be to promote the chain.

Mr Gould is joining the industry from John Menzies Retail, where he was marketing controller.

Obituary

Louigino Cecconello, assistant manager of the Pasta Vino restaurant at the Grosvenor House hotel in London, was killed this month in a car accident.

Italian-born Mr Cecconello came to London in 1981, and worked as a waiter at the Kensington Palace Hotel and the Royal Garden Hotel, both in London, before joining the Grosvenor House nine years ago.