Hotel executive moves: Dreamscape, Peregrine, Stonebridge

Here is a compilation of the most important executive moves of the past week in the hotel investment world alphabetically (by company): 

Baillie Lodges names CCO. Avalon, Australia-based Baillie Lodges has appointed Courtney Reagan as chief commercial officer. In this newly created role, Reagan will lead the integrated sales and marketing teams for Baillie Lodges and Tierra Hotels. She has an extensive background in luxury experiential travel and a career spanning high-end tour operators and boutique properties. Most recently, she was chief marketing officer for Explora Lodges and previously worked for Eleven, Abercrombie & Kent and Hilton.

Cushman & Wakefield bolsters UK team. Francesca Madden has joined Cushman & Wakefield as a senior consultant in the UK Hospitality Capital Markets team. Formerly with CBRE, she brings vexperience across advisory and capital markets in both London and Asia.

Dreamscape names new VP. Dallas-based management company Dreamscape Hospitality has appointed Ryan Miyamoto as vice president of operations. Miyamoto brings nearly 20 years of hospitality management experience and spent the last 18 years with Aimbridge Hospitality in various capacities, most recently serving as the vice president of operations.

JLL adds Tampa exec. JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group has added Wyatt Krapf as a senior director in Tampa, Florida. As part of JLL’s Debt Advisory team, Krapf will specialize in hotel debt and equity placement transactions throughout North America and debt coverage across all asset classes in Central Florida. Krapf brings over a decade of experience, having closed more than $5 billion in debt/equity placement and investment advisory transactions since 2014. His career includes six years with HFF (acquired by JLL in 2019), three years with Berkadia and two years with Hodges Ward Elliott.

Peregrine names CIO. Denver-based Peregrine Hospitality has named Jeff Knowlton as chief information officer, a newly created position. With over 25 years of experience in hospitality technology, Knowlton joins Peregrine from Sonesta International Hotels Corp., where he served as CIO and spearheaded comprehensive technology transformation initiatives. He also worked at Pursuit Collection, Sage Hospitality, Vail Resorts and Marcus Hotels & Resorts.

Remington names new CEO. Dallas-based Remington Hospitality has hired Ben Perelmuter as its new CEO, effective June 2. Perelmuter has nearly three decades of industry experience and joins Remington from TPG Hotels & Resorts, where he served as president and COO. He also spent over 15 years at Aimbridge Hospitality, where he advanced from general manager to divisional president. Perelmuter succeeds Sloan Dean, who served as CEO at Remington for eight years and announced he was leaving the role in April. Click here for more on this story.

New exec at Urban Rest Europe. London-based Urban Rest Europe has appointed Rajdeep Gahir as head of portfolio growth EMEA to lead its European expansion. Gahir is the founder and CEO of London-based co-living brand Vivahouse and real estate venture builder CoCreations and is experienced across property, technology and operations.

New VP at Smith Hill Capital. Smith Hill Capital, the dedicated private credit and commercial real estate debt investment management business of New York City-based Procaccianti Companies, has promoted Connor Carey to vice president. In his new role, Carey will lead strategic initiatives across lending and capital markets.

Stonebridge names new VP. Denver-based management company Stonebridge has named Blake Doran as vice president of operations. With over two decades of experience in both on-property and above-property hospitality operations, most recently served as divisional vice president of operations for Remington Hospitality.