December 2008

NEW TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF HVS ALUMNI!
October 9, 2008 was Paul Soblik’s last day with HVS New York, and he sent the following email to everyone at the firm: “The past 26 months here at HVS were a great experience for me, both professionally and personally. Therefore, I would like to thank all of you for teaching me a lot, sending me to numerous places in the country where I would have otherwise never gone, and joining me on various dinners, coffee runs, late nights out, etc.

I would especially like to thank Anne Lloyd-Jones for teaching me a lot more than just being a (hopefully) good associate and keeping me busy over the past two years, Matt Herzog for solving I don’t know how many issues with my computer and preventing me from just throwing the thing out of the window, Aaron Gumpenberger(now with Gaylord Hotels) for taking me on my very first training assignment and showing me pretty much everything that it takes to get the information I needed while traveling on all my assignments….., and La Baik for helping out whenever help was needed and for never being in a bad mood…….

Although I still need to realize that my time here is actually over, I appreciate everyone’s support and shared experiences a lot. As of January I will be going back to school in order to do an MBA. If anyone feels the desire to contact me or would like to visit me in Germany, please write to paulsoblik@hotmail.com. All the best to everyone and thanks again,


We would like to wish Paul luck with his future endeavors.
Mrs. Ruth Clarke (nee Waite) is now pursuing a career in speech and language therapy. She and her husband Simon live in Reading, UK.
ALUMNI IN THE NEWS!
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. has appointed Karen Rubin SVP/Global Development-Feasibility and Development Policy. She now works with Starwood's divisional development, finance, legal, franchise operations and global brand teams and reports to Simon Turner, president/Global Development. Since joining Starwood in 2000, Karen has held both divisional and global leadership roles in feasibility. Most recently, she supported Starwood's North American division with it feasibility needs. Prior to joining Starwood, Karen worked in a number of senior roles during her 18-year tenure with HVS in New York.
HVS New York Alum Linda Yang married Garrick Yau in Tarrytown, NY on September 27, 2008. Many HVS alumni were in attendance to help celebrate the big day, including Yoo Mee Pak, Mark Owens, and Alison Tan, as well as Petr Kulic and Lucienne Anhar who traveled all the way from London and Bali. It was a perfect day and the rain held out just long enough to get outdoor photos. After the wedding, the happy couple left for a two week honeymoon, spent at two of Lucienne's amazing Indonesian resorts - Hotel Tugu Bali and her newest resort, Hotel Tugu Lombok. They had a wonderful time and praise Lucienne and her family for their luxury accommodations and amazing hospitality.
On November 28, 2008, Gisele Sarheim (HVS NY Alumni) and his wife, Lara (currently HVS London), became the proud parents of a baby boy, Phillip Magnus.
ALUMNI MISSING INFO
Friends, it would be great if you could share the contact details of the following alums or pass this on so that we can reconnect with them in our future communications.
Sophie Cutner
Olivia Tebout
Lian Morgan
   
Nicole Tebout
   
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