New leadership at Adina Town Hall
TFE Hotels has announced several key leadership appointments at Adina Town Hall, ahead of its February 2025 reopening following a major refurbishment.
Experienced TFE Hotels leader Francis Di Mattina returns to Adina Town Hall Sydney as General Manager, following a cluster role overseeing Adina Apartment Hotel Surry Hills and Rendezvous Hotel The Rocks.
Di Mattina brings nearly 20 years of experience having started out at Travelodge Hotel Martin Place and later in his career managing its refurbishment, as well as holding Hotel Manager roles at Adina Norwest and Adina Surry Hills.
“Through this tenure at TFE, Francis has overseen the closure of Adina Martin Place and was exceptional in the organisation of the ACT/NSW Relief Team through very challenging periods,” said TFE’s Regional General Manager NSW/ACT, Emma Soutter.
“Francis is a go-to for many operations leaders and we look forward to seeing Francis take this next step leading this major scale project and repositioning of the asset.”
Tristan Carey joins Di Mattina in the Executive Assistant Manager role.
Carey began working at TFE as a Food and Beverage Supervisor at Vibe Hotel Sydney before transitioning into rooms division roles, most recently as Assistant Hotel Manager at Adina Bondi Beach and in the NSW/ACT relief team.
Choice welcomes development leader
Choice Hotels Asia-Pac has appointed experienced economist Katy Frosdick to the role of Senior Manager, Development for Australia and New Zealand.
Frosdick brings more than 15 years’ professional experience with a career spanning consultancy, network planning and real estate.
Frosdick recently served as Head of Portfolio Growth at Urban Rest, where she focused on the company’s expansion and negotiated deals across markets in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
She was previously responsible for network strategy and deal sourcing with Quest Apartment Hotels and served as Network Planning Manager for Metcash’s Independent Hardware Group.
At Choice Hotels, Frosdick will be responsible for building a pipeline of high-value deals and strategic relationships.
“This is an exciting time for Choice Hotels Asia-Pac, and Katy brings a unique skillset to our Development Team,” said Choice Hotels Asia-Pac Head of Investments and Portfolio Growth, Trent Conroy.
“Katy brings a wealth of knowledge to Choice Hotels. Her professional experience and proven track record in relationship-building and development will be invaluable as we further enhance our portfolio across both Australia and New Zealand.”
Scenic Hotel Group appoints Property Development Manager
Scenic Hotel Group has appointed Brett Inkster to the role of Property Development Manager – Pacific Islands as it seeks to increase its hotel and hospitality offering in the Pacific Islands.
Inkster, a senior manager within Scenic Hotels for the past 25 years, has overseen the successful launch of key properties including the Scenic Dunedin City Hotel and the Marlborough Convention Centre and spearheaded significant refurbishments, including multi-million-dollar projects at Scenic Hotel Marlborough and Scenic Suites Queenstown.
At Scenic Matavai Resort Niue, Inkster oversaw the resort’s rebranding and ongoing refurbishment.
“His consistent delivery of outstanding profitability, and development of new sales channels has strengthened the resort’s position as a premier destination in the Pacific, through collaboration with the Niuean government and key stakeholders,” according to Scenic.
“Brett’s focus is meeting with owners and operators of properties across the Pacific Islands, exploring how together we can help them ‘elevate’ their asset and tell their unique story,” said Scenic Hotel Group CEO, Karl Luxon.
“The group has amassed an incredible number of insights and experience over the last four decades of owning and running hotels. We want to share this success, along with our proven business systems and support functions via a number of platforms, such as Hotel Management and Franchise agreements, to non-branded affiliate and special programmes to assist properties and owners to achieve their objectives.”
In the coming weeks, Inkster his set to visit Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu.