Appointments

 Stuart Bailey
has been
appointed new
gm of Royal
Palm Hotel in
Durban. Stuart
completed
his hotel
management
studies through Intec College
and then started his career
at Gooderson Leisure as the
food and beverage manager
where he remained for four
years. In 2009, Stuart moved
to Salt Rock Hotel and Beach
Resort as food and beverage
manager, before advancing to
deputy gm and then gm for a
further two years, followed by
a move to La Montagne (First
Group) as deputy gm and gm.
 Minor Hotels has
appointed Adam Beadon
as regional director of sales
and marketing, based at the
group’s Johannesburg office.
Adam will be responsible
for leading the sales and
marketing teams working on
the company’s Anantara and
Avani brands in Southern
Africa and the Indian Ocean
islands. Adam joins Minor
Hotels from his role as director
of sales at the InterContinental
Hotel Group’s Festival City
Cluster and has more than ten
years’ experience in driving
sales at some of the major
hospitality groups in South
Africa and the Middle East.