Foundations Hospitality announced today that they have selected Mike Adkins, a
former member of the Hampton Hotels Brand Performance Support team, to be their
first Chief Operating Officer. For the past six years, Mike has held various positions
within the Hampton brand team from supporting over 125-hotels in the Mid-Atlantic
region to being part of the centralized BPS team that supported all 1,900-Hampton
Hotels around the world in the areas of product and service. During his tenure with
Hilton Worldwide, Mike won the prestigious “Spirit of Hampton” award, the 2nd highest
honor a team member can receive, after being nominated by one of his General
Managers. Mike has also served as the primary facilitator of the Guest Loyalty segment
in Hampton GM Leader program for the past 4 years. It was during this time that Mike
won “Phil’s Award” from Phil Cordell, Global Head of Focused Service Hotels, for his work
in delivering Hampton GM Leader to general managers at their host hotel during a
massive ice storm.
Prior to joining the Hilton Worldwide team, Mike worked with multiple brands including
Courtyard by Marriott, Fairfield Inn by Marriott and Best Western. Whether serving as a
hotel General Manager, task force leader, or management company internal auditor,
Mike was always counted on by senior leadership and team members alike as the go-
to person to help fix any problem a hotel faced. General Management United States FL Orlando