The Ritz-Carlton, Denver has tapped Mark Aldridge ([email protected]) to manage all sales and marketing initiatives and strategies at the hotel. Aldridge was director of sales and marketing for The Waikiki Edition, and was director of sales and marketing for the London Marriott Grosvenor Square. He has worked with Marriott International for 12 years, beginning at the Renaissance Sydney Hotel.
Cox & Kings has appointed Bonnie Garrett (bonnie. [email protected]) as director of agency sales for Cox & Kings, The Americas. Garrett will oversee the sales team and manage travel agent relations. Previously, she was senior regional sales manager of CSA Travel Protection, managing the Western Region Division for retail travel, and joined Brendan Worldwide Vacations in 2007 as business development manager.
Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara has named Kathleen Cochran ([email protected]) as its new general manager. Cochran has worked for the Plaza Hotel and the Hotel del Coronado, and was most recently general manager of Loews Coronado Bay Resort.