The Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City, has appointed Christian Ojeda as executive chef. He will oversee all culinary operations at the property, including banquet programs, in-room dining and the Laurel Brasserie & Bar restaurant. Ojeda has more than two decades of experience in high-end hotels and fine dining establishments across the country. He most recently was executive chef of Bernardus Lodge & Spa in Carmel Valley, California, for the past three years. Before that, he spent nearly a decade at Montage Deer Valley in Park City, where he rose from chef de cuisine to executive chef.