Appointment

 Sandton
Convention Centre
has appointed new
gm, Shaun Bird. A
graduate in hotel
management,
Shaun previously
worked at the Holiday
Inn London-Kings Cross
Bloomsbury and Le Méridien
Piccadilly in London. He
managed the food and
beverage operation at the
Country Club Johannesburg
in Woodmead and the
Carousel Casino in Pretoria,
and has also assisted at the
Pecanwood Golf and Country
Club and Morula Casino.
 Bruce Deneys has been
appointed chief sales and
marketing officer of ILIOS
Travel where he will be
responsible for sales and
marketing as well as client
relations and PR. Previously,
he held a sales management
position at Triumph Travel
and was director of sales and
marketing at the Pepperclub
Hotel & Spa.
 Thomas van Bochovehas
been appointed hotel manager:
rooms at Fancourt. Thomas
began his career in food and
beverage and has held senior
positions with the Sheraton
Group, The Cape Royale
Hotel and Sun International.
Desmond Morgan has been
appointed new executive
chef at Fancourt. Desmond
completed his apprenticeship
under chef Garth Stroebel at
the Belmond Mount Nelson
Hotel, and has also worked
at Orient Express Hotels, the
Mantis Collection and the
Legacy Group. His most recent
position was executive chef at
Conrad Pezula, Knysna.
 Oupa Pilane has been
elected president of the Kruger
Lowveld Chamber of Business
and Tourism, taking over
from Dr Noah Fakude. Oupa
holds a Master’s degree in
Public Development from Wits
University, and is the owner
and founder of Nelspruit’s
Ubuntu Kraal Guest House.