
Robert Cole
President and Chief Executive Officer
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Robert Cole is President and CEO of Hospitality Ventures Management Group, a company he founded in 2001. HVMG specializes in operating full-service & upscale hotels and turning around those underperforming, as well as renovating and repositioning properties. The company has a fully-integrated platform that also offers third-party services in the areas of revenue management, digital marketing, development and project management. Through February 2000, Cole was the president and chief executive officer of Lodgian Inc., formed as a result of the merger between Servico Inc., a publicly traded hotel company, and Impac Hotel Group. At the time of the merger, Lodgian was one of the largest owners of hotels in the country, with a portfolio of 143 owned and managed hotels and more than 26,000 rooms in 35 states and Canada. From 1990 to 1998, Robert was the founder and chief executive officer of Impac Hotel Group, an owner-operator and developer of hotels. Robert is a member of both the Hilton All Suites Owner Advisory Council, the Embassy Suites Owner Advisory Council and the Marriott Hotels Advisory Board.
Experience
- July 2001 – Present : Founder, President & CEO, HVMG
- 1998 –2001 : President & CEO, Lodgian
- 1990-1998 : Founder, President & CEO, Impac Hotel Group
- 1985 –1990 : Various General Manager positions
- 1984 : University of New Hampshire, Whittemore School of Business & Economics, Durham, NH; BS Hotel Administration; Minor in Economics; Magna Cum Laude

Sue Sanders
EVP & Chief Strategy and Administrative Officer

Richard Jones
EVP & Chief Operating Officer

Matthew Woodruff
EVP & Chief Brand Partner Officer

Michael "Woody" Woodward
EVP & Chief Growth Officer

Cory Chambers
EVP & Chief Commercial and Analytics Officer

Ronald Mader
SVP, Operations

Andy Wardner
SVP, Acquisitions & Asset Management

Suzanne Saunders
SVP, Design & Construction

Wilson Turner
SVP, Human Resources

Bob Kisker
VP, Operations

Melissa Arana
VP, Revenue Strategy

Bryan Gatzemeyer
VP, Business Intelligence

Kim Brooks-Martin
Corporate Director of Sales Strategy and Development

Nikki Thomas
Corporate Director of Sales - Select Brands

Denise Hanas
Corporate Director of Marketing Strategy

Carla McDonald
Corporate Director of Revenue Strategy

Jamison Conrey
VP, Engineering, Capital Projects & Risk Management

Ken Morgan
Director of Operations

Mandisa Brown de González
Corporate HR Director, Programs & Support

Sunny Larkin-Newman
Director of Talent Excellence

Margarita Quintero
Corporate HR Director, Transitions & Support

Carolann Hardy
Director of Operations Performance and Support

Corey Dutra
Director of Acquisitions & Financial Analysis