Richard Power to retire from Rocce Forte Hotels
Rocco Forte Hotels has appointed Rosie O’Brien as its group communications director.
After 12 months at Rocco Forte Hotels, O’Brien will take over the director’s role from long-standing board member Richard Power on May 5.
Power is retiring from the position after 30 year of working with Sir Rocco Forte.
He helped found Rocco Forte Hotels in 1996 and will continue to work with the company on specific projects on a part time basis.
O’Brien will be responsible for the global PR of the 10 Rocco Forte Hotels properties, as well as overseeing the internal and external communications for the luxury hotel group.
She most recently lead the launch of the Corinthia Hotel London, and launched several new properties for the Dorchester Collection.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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