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 All Suites Owner Advisory Council and the Embassy Suites Owner Advisory Council.
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
Brandon White
Corporate Director of Revenue Strategy
Jamison Conrey
VP, Engineering, Capital Projects & Risk Management
Ken Morgan
Director of Operations
Robert Babst
Director of Operations
Josh Harper
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