The provided text is about recent changes in the hotel investment world, including executive appointments and promotions at various companies such as Choice Hotels International, First Hospitality, Garfield Public/Private LLC, Hotel Equities, Radisson Hotel Group, Suntrust Resort Holdings, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.The provided text is about recent changes in the hotel investment world, including executive appointments and promotions at various companies such as Choice Hotels International, First Hospitality, Garfield Public/Private LLC, Hotel Equities, Radisson Hotel Group, Suntrust Resort Holdings, and Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.
Below you will find an overview of the most important changes for hotel managers over the past week.
Below is a summary of the most important decisions of the past week in the hotel investment world, listed alphabetically (by company):
Choice appoints new EMEA director Choice Hotels International has appointed Cedric Bartolini as its new commercial head for EMEA. Based in Paris, Bartolini joins the group with almost 20 years of experience in hospitality, including sales and account director roles at Maritim, Mövenpick and Zenitude Hôtel-Résidences, where he was most recently head of sales and marketing.
CFO of First Hospitality becomes CIO. Chicago-based First Hospitality said its CFO, Roger Baker, is transitioning to a new role as chief investment officer and advisor. Baker has more than 40 years of experience in the real estate industry, including 16 years at First Hospitality. Matt Schuster stepped into the role of CFO in April. Before joining First Hospitality, Schuster spent more than five years in leadership roles at Club Quarters Hotels, where he most recently served as CFO.
Garfield Public/Private appoints SVP. Dallas-based Garfield Public/Private LLC has named Walter Peseski senior vice president of asset management. Peseski has more than 15 years of hospitality and asset management experience and most recently served as vice president of business development at First Hospitality. He previously worked for Aimbridge Hospitality and Quorum Hotel Advisors.
Hotel Equities promotes two executives. Atlanta-based Hotel Equities has promoted Bill Stachler to senior vice president of revenue management. He has been with Hotel Equities since 2021, most recently as vice president of revenue optimization. He previously worked for Hilton, Promus Hotels and Red Lion/Doubletree Hotels. Hotel Equities also promoted Jack Meakin to vice president of business development. Meakin joined HE in 2018 and most recently served as regional director of business development.
Radisson appoints new regional director. Radisson Hotel Group in Dubai has appointed Rob Collier as managing director of future openings—MEA & SEAP. Collier was previously director of future openings MEA and will now expand his support of openings in the SEAP region.
Suntrust Resort Holdings Appoints New President. Philippines-based Suntrust Resort Holdings has appointed Andrew Lo Kai Bong as its new president following the sudden departure of David Chua Ming Huat. Lo holds a 72.1% stake in the company’s parent company, LET Group Holdings Ltd.
Wyndham appoints new MEA managers. Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has appointed Charl Nel and Jean-Claude Abi as development managers for the Middle East and Africa, based at Wyndham’s regional headquarters in Dubai. Nel has more than 15 years of hospitality and real estate experience across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, having previously worked at Hilton, Radisson Hotel Group and TUI Group. Abi Khalil has more than 24 years of hospitality experience, having worked at At Reef Resort, Galleria Hotel Beirut and Golden Tulip Hotels, Suites & Resorts.
