Appointment

Gauthier has

been appointed

director of sales

and marketing

for Sub-Saharan

Africa at Minor

Hotels. Anna

will be responsible for leading

the sales and marketing

teams working on the hotel’s

Anantara, Avani and HN brands

in Southern Africa and the

Indian Ocean islands. Anna

was previously director of

sales and marketing at Hyatt

Regency in Johannesburg.

 Thulani

Xhali has been

appointed gm of

Mercure South

Africa. Thulani

was previously

director of

Learning Companies in

the Netherlands. He holds

a Masters of Science in

International Hospitality and

Service.

 Ruan du

Plessis has

been appointed

director of

finance at The

Westin Cape

Town. Ruan was

previously financial manager

of Protea Hotel by Marriott

Knysna Quays for five years.

He was also financial manager

at AC Hotel by Marriott Cape

Town Waterfront.

 Belinda Pereira has been

appointed corporate business

sales executive for Gauteng at

Air Mauritius. Belinda comes

from BCD Travel with years

of key account management

experience and will be looking

after the corporate portfolios

of the airline.