Industry Appointments

WELCOME to Industry Appointments, Travel Daily’s Thursday feature which has the latest job appointments from across the industry. If you have just appointed someone to a new position and would like to update the industry email appointments@traveldaily.com.au.

Qantas Group has appointed Olivia Wirth as the Chief Executive Officer of Qantas Loyalty. Wirth is currently the Chief Customer Officer at Qantas. She takes over from Jayne Hrdlicka who is joining a2 Milk.

Joel Gordon has been named as the General Manager of Crystalbrook Collection’s first hotel in Cairns, Riley, which is slated to open in Aug. Gordon, who was previously with Doma Group looking after Hotel Realm and the Burbury in the ACT will also act as Crystalbrook’s Area Manager, Cairns and oversee the openings of Bailey and Flynn, the group’s second and third hotels which will open in 2019 and 2020. Simon Burgess has been promoted to General Manager at the Adelaide Convention Centre. For the past five years, Burgess worked as Director - Convention and Exhibition Sales at the ACC. The centre also announced the appointment of Erryn Dryga as Senior Sales Manager - Conventions & Exhibitions. Dryga was in a business development position at the ACC. Best Western Australasia will welcome Nicky Bain as Sales Manager, New Zealand. Bain will focus on increasing Best Western’s corporate business via partnerships with travel management companies. ANZCRO will appoint Belinda Tari to take over the reins as the new National Sales Manager, replacing the outgoing Rod Henderson. Tari was most recently in sales, marketing and operations at Kirra Tours. Julien Dumont and Michael Hardy will join Ramada Resort Port Vila in Vanuatu. Dumont previously worked at Crowne Plaza Vietiane & will be Room Division Manager. Hardy has been appointed as Executive Chef. Canada’s WestJet has unveiled Alfredo Tan as the airline’s Chief Digital and Innovation Officer. In the role he will work to develop and roll out the carrier’s digital strategy as part of the airline’s transformation. NYC & Company has welcome Watson Li to its Convention Development team as Regional Director, International MICE, serving the Asia Pacific, Africa and Middle East regions. Li will report to Jerry Cito, senior vice president of the Convention Development for NYC & Co.