Executives on the Move at Three Companies

NATIONAL REPORT—The following companies have bolstered their leadership rosters—Radisson Hospitality AB, Spire Hospitality and Fontainebleau Miami Beach. Here are the details:

Radisson Hospitality AB Names SVP
Radisson Hospitality AB has appointed Laurent Maes to the role of SVP of group controlling and business planning, effective Sept. 3. He joins Radisson Hospitality AB from Johnson & Johnson, where he has spent 16 years in finance and control. His latest role at Johnson & Johnson was as senior finance director of the California Innovation Center. Prior to this, he held the responsibility of finance director for the Nordic region, senior finance director and CFO for Johnson & Johnson, Germany. Het also spent two years early in his career serving as a management consultant in the strategy and organization practice at Arthur D. Little.

Spire Hospitality Adds Dawna Comeaux to Leadership Team
Spire Hospitality has hired Dawna Comeaux as its SVP. In her most recent position as EVP of operations and sales for Pillar Hotels and Resorts, she led a team representing all major hotel brands, including 250 hotels across 40 states with more than 8,000 team members.  In addition to her time with Pillar Hotels and Resorts, she has served both as a SVP of sales and SVP of operations for Archon Hospitality, a Goldman Sachs company, and as an area director of operations and sales for Prism Hotels.

Fontainebleau Miami Beach Appoints Farzanah Johnson as Director of National Accounts
Fontainebleau Miami Beach has appointed Farzanah Johnson as director of national accounts for the Miami Beach property. Prior to Fontainebleau Miami Beach, she held the position of senior sales manager and business development manager at Fairmont Washington DC, Georgetown. Johnson held various positions in numerous Fairmont Hotels & Resorts properties during her time with the company, including Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa and Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston. As senior sales manager, Johnson was responsible for developing and cultivating new and existing accounts, maintaining proactive solicitation and managing relationships with key internal and external customers.