Appointments

■ Mhondoro Game Lodge
has appointed new lodge
management couple, Fritz
and Ronel Breytenbach.
The Breytenbachs bring
combined hospitality
management and service
industry experience of
28 years to the new fivestar
safari lodge, which
is situated in the Big-5
Welgevonden Game
Reserve in the Waterberg.
Fritz and Ronel spent
four-and-a-half years as
lodge managers of fivestar
Tintswalo Safari
Lodge in the Manyeleti
Game Reserve where
Fritz, who is a passionate
conservationist and
experienced game ranger
and field guide, also
held the position of
head guide. Ronel holds
a National Diploma in
Business Management.
A wellness therapist
and spa manager by
training, her international
experience includes four
years on international
cruise liners.
Before joining Mhondoro,
the couple also held
management positions
at Molori in the Madikwe
Game Reserve, Zwahili
in Limpopo province and
Shamwari in the Eastern
Cape.
■ Stuart Cason has been
appointed new executive
chef of Hilton Sandton.
He started his career
at the InterContinental
Johannesburg Sandton
Towers Hotel. In 1999, he
received a bronze medal
in his first Salon Culinaire
competition and at the
age of 21, became the
youngest chef to win the
Unilever Chef of the Year
competition.
“With over 17 years
of experience in the
hospitality industry,
Stuart has a wealth of
knowledge in culinary arts
that we are excited to
see blending with the allday
dining experience at
Hilton,” said Gert Venter,
hotel manager of Hilton
Sandton.