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🏡 Mirko Marchi becomes General Manager and Barbara Gibellini Resident Manager of Grand Hotel Villa d’Este. Marchi has over 20 years of experience, including leadership roles at Marriott, Hyatt, and as Managing Director of Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco in 2022. Gibellini has an engineering degree, a Master's in Fashion Retail Management, and General Manager experience with Boscolo Hotels and Villa Principe Leopoldo in Lugano. Villa d’Este Spa CEO, Davide Bertilaccio, highlighted the hotel's 152nd season in 2024 and its international reputation.

📅 Trenitalia appoints Gianpiero Strisciuglio as new CEO, replacing Luigi Corradi, for the term until 2025. Anas's new board for 2025-2027 includes President Giuseppe Pecoraro and CEO Claudio Andrea Gemme. Italferr selects Dario Lo Bosco as CEO, while Busitalia chooses Flavio Nogara as President and Serafino Lo Piano as CEO. FS Sistemi Urbani names Maria Rosa Sessa as President and Matteo Colamussi as CEO, with Stefano Cervone leading Ferservizi until 2025. Luigi Corradi takes over as the sole administrator of FS International for 2025-2027.

🏢 Andres Spitzer joins Civitatis as Chief Product Officer, focusing on scalability, b2b and b2c growth, and customer experience enhancement. Following a $50 million investment from Vitruvian Partners in June, Civitatis aims for a 40% sales growth by 2025. Spitzer, formerly of Amazon, brings expertise from corporate and startup environments to Civitatis during a critical scale-up phase, with Latin America as a strategic priority for further expansion in both b2c and b2b segments.

🏖️ Vaihere Lissant has been appointed as the new CEO of Tahiti Tourisme, effective May 15, following Jean-Marc Mocellin's resignation. The selection process was led by board president Bud Gilroy and French Polynesia's Tourism Minister Moetai Brotherson. Lissant, with the organization since 2014, served as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) for a decade, overseeing branding, communication strategies, and the launch of 18 B2C websites as part of French Polynesia's Sustainable Tourism Plan for 2030.

🏡 Villa d'Este strengthens its organization with Mirko Marchi as the new General Manager and Barbara Gibellini as Resident Manager. Marchi brings over 20 years of hospitality experience from Marriott and Hyatt, including a role as Managing Director of Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco in 2022. Gibellini, with a degree in Engineering and a Master in Fashion Retail Management, has managed Boscolo Hotels and Lugano's Villa Principe Leopoldo and Park Hotel Principe. Villa d'Este celebrated its 152nd season in 2024 and reopens on March 18.

🏨 Palladium Hotel Group reports a 12% revenue increase from the previous year with six new openings planned over the next two years. Ana Morillo has been appointed as the new corporate managing director for the High Energy and All Inclusive Brands unit, bringing her extensive hospitality experience to lead operations, sales, and marketing for brands like Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel and Grand Palladium Hotels & Resorts. CEO Jesús Sobrino emphasizes the significant phase of evolution and growth for the company.

📈 During the Convention held in Naples, Federcongressi&eventi elected 8 board members for the 2025-2028 term. President Gabriella Gentile, reconfirmed at the 2024 Convention, will be accompanied by Carlotta Ferrari (representing Destinations and Venues), Nicola Testai (Congress and Event Organization), Luca Legnani (Services and Consultancy), and Matteo Bruno Calveri (ECM Providers). Alessandra Albarelli, Riccardo Baicchi, Stefania De Toni, and Paola Padovani are the other four elected members. The association has seen growth, new member inclusion, increased investment, and economic consolidation over the past three years.

🏡 Nicola Migheli named managing director of luxury resort Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco after a two-year tenure as hotel manager. With a high-level hospitality career in London, Dubai, and Italy, he aims to enhance the resort's refined hospitality deeply connected to its origins. Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco will reopen its resort and suites on March 21, 2025, while its 11 villas remain available year-round.

📈 Stefano Maria Simei joined Futura Vacanze as General Manager, supported by three key hires: Marco Prugnola as CFO, Beatrice Nano as HR Manager, and Angela Salgarelli as Marketing Director. Prugnola brings 20 years of finance experience, Nano has a legal background in HR, and Salgarelli has over a decade in digital marketing, previously with Kiratech and VMware. Their roles aim to strengthen the company's financial management, human capital, and brand identity in a competitive, evolving market.

🛩 Pasqualino Monti, CEO of Enav, initiated an internal revolution at the air navigation service provider. Enav, while efficient and ensuring high air safety standards in Italy, faces market demands. Italian skies record an average delay of 0.65 minutes, compared to the European average of 1 minute. Enav is carbon neutral not by purchasing carbon credits but through technology. Despite investments impacting the 2025 budget, Enav managed to align shareholder profit interests, with a projected profit margin decrease from €310 million in 2024 to €220 million in 2025.