Appointments

 Bernie
Hilario
has been
appointed
new gm of
the Garden
Court
Hatfield.
She was
previously deputy gm of the
Southern Sun Hyde Park.
 The
Holiday
Factory has
appointed
Kathy
Basson as its
new Groups and Incentives
sales manager. Kathy
will be responsible for
developing MICE business
for The Holiday Factory’s
destination portfolio. She
previously worked as the
sales manager for Mauritius
Incentive Connection
and as public relations
manager for Lu Dowell
Representations.
 Andrew Latimer has
been appointed head of
Market for Avios in South
Africa, where he will
oversee the development
of the Avios Travel Rewards
Programme both locally and
in Southern Africa.
 John Sadie has been
appointed new executive
chef of Meropa. He
comes with over 20 years’
experience in the hospitality
industry, having worked at a
variety of destinations, from
the luxury game reserve,
Shamwari, in the Eastern
Cape to the fast paced Five
Flies restaurant in Cape
Town.