Appointments

 Gavin
Ferreira has
been appointed
deputy gm
of the Twelve
Apostles Hotel
and Spa in
Cape Town,
where he previously held
the position of food and
beverage manager. Gavin
spent four years in the UK in
several hospitality positions,
before returning to South
Africa in 2008 to start
his career at the Twelve
Apostles as banqueting
floor manager, before being
promoted to banqueting
manager. In April 2010
he was promoted to food
& beverage manager. He
has taken over as deputy
gm from Michael Nel, who
was recently promoted to
gm. In his new position
Gavin will continue to be
responsible for the food &
beverage department, while
also taking on important
day-to-day hotel operation
responsibilities.
 Nicole
Smith has
been promoted
to director of
sales for The
Twelve Apostles
Hotel and
Spa in Cape
Town, and
sister property Bushmans
Kloof Wilderness Reserve
& Wellness Retreat in the
Cederberg. Nicole started
her career with The Twelve
Apostles Hotel in 2002 as
part of the front office team,
where she gained extensive
operational experience
before moving to sister
property The Milestone
in the UK as Reception
Manager in 2004. Upon her
return to Cape Town two
years later, she rejoined The
Twelve Apostles and has
worked in various positions,
most recently that of sales
manager for both The Twelve
Apostles Hotel and Spa and
Bushmans Kloof.