Here’s
a roundup of the top hotel executive moves of the past week.
Here is a
compilation of the most important executive moves of the past week in the hotel
investment world, alphabetically (by company):
New HR
exec at Dreamscape.
Dallas-based Dreamscape Hospitality has appointed Alma Colakovic as corporate
human resources manager. Colakovic has over two decades of hospitality HR
experience and spent over a decade with Aimbridge Hospitality, serving in
various HR roles, including regional director of human resources and corporate
director of human resources.
Highside
adds executives. Denver-based Highside Companies has named Trisha Grisko as vice president of
asset management and Robert Plimpton as director of finance. Grisko brings more
than 20 years of hospitality leadership experience across national portfolios
and previously served as vice president of sales for Spark Hotels. With nearly
20 years of commercial real estate finance and executive leadership experience
spanning a wide range of asset classes, Plimpton held previous roles at
Prologis, Spirit Realty Capital (now Realty Income), Invitation Homes, Progress
Residential and Northwood Investors.
Leonardo
names HR exec. Leonardo Hotels Central Europe has appointed Anke Maas as chief human resources
officer. She will assume responsibility for all the hotel group’s strategic
staff-related matters in Central Europe. She has held senior HR roles for
around 30 years. After beginning in the public sector, she later moved into the
private sector and became a human resources director at Leonardo Hotels Central
Europe in 2012.
Remington CCO. Remington Hospitality has appointed Cory Chambers as chief
commercial officer to lead the company’s comprehensive commercial strategy,
including revenue management, sales, marketing, distribution, and customer
experience. His efforts will focus on driving topline performance, enhancing
guest engagement, and supporting the company’s continued growth across key
markets. Chambers joins Remington Hospitality from Hospitality Ventures
Management Group, where he most recently served as executive vice president, chief
commercial and analytics officer.
Stonebridge
adds CDO. Denver-based Stonebridge has appointed Kevin Dingle as chief development
Officer. With over two decades of hotel real estate experience, Dingle joins
Stonebridge from Aimbridge, where he was senior vice president of development
and acquisitions. Before joining Aimbridge, Dingle co-founded Compass Lodging
Advisors and also worked at Crow Holdings.
Trunk
names president for international. Tokyo-based Trunk has appointed Toni Hinterstoisser as
president - international. He brings over 30 years of experience in the
development, operations, and management of luxury and lifestyle hotels across
Europe, North America and Asia. He was most recently vice president of Asia
for citizenM Hotels, where he oversaw operations across the Asia Pacific
region. He has also held key leadership roles, including GM, at properties such
as Park Hyatt Tokyo, Andaz Wall Street and Andaz Amsterdam.