Appointments and promotions at CWT, Synergy Global Housing, Mandarin Hotel Group and Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta >>
CWT has promoted John Pelant as chief experience and technology officer; and Jim Shepherd as CFO. Pelant had been serving as chief technology officer, and Shepherd had been senior vice president of corporate finance.
Synergy Global Housing, a serviced accommodation provider, has named Patrick Shearer as CFO. He has over 25 years of experience in accounting, finance and special project teams domestically and internationally. Most recently he was CFO of a publicly listed coffee company. Synergy offers accommodations in over 2,000 cities in more than 85 countries.
Mandarin Hotel Group has appointed Christian Dolenc as area vice president, operations. He will continue in his role as general manager of Mandarin Oriental, Shenzhen, while also overseeing the operations at Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou and Mandarin Oriental, Sanya. (All of the hotels are in China.) Dolenc has worked in the industry for more than two decades, having joined Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group at its flagship property, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong in 2010.
Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta has named Gavin Pera as executive chef, overseeing all aspects of the culinary operations at the 244-room hotel, including Park 75, Bar Margot, in-room dining and at special events. He has previously worked at several Ritz-Carlton hotels, at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel Nashville and most recently at Playa Largo Resort & Spa, an Autograph Collection hotel in Florida.