Danette Opaczewski has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Ian Schrager Company
In her most recent position as Executive Vice President of Operations and Technology for the Denihan Hospitality Group, a privately held hotel management company that owns and operates high-profile properties, Ms. Opaczewski's leadership and strategic direction added hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate value to the company by renovating, repositioning and adding keys to assets in several major urban markets. During her tenure, Ms. Opaczewski oversaw 14 hotel assets valued at $2.5BN; increased food and beverage revenue from $25MM to $100MM; restructured the Sales and Marketing platform; and defined the company vision and lead pitches to major hotel and real estate equity investors. She also restructured the company internally to increase operational efficiencies in marketing, branding, sales, revenue, human resources and IT areas. Prior to Denihan, Ms. Opaczewski served as Chief Financial Officer for James Hotels where she was responsible for leading, directing and developing all financial and accounting standards. In this role Ms. Opaczewski executed all aspects of acquisitions, dispositions and financing of hotels assets. Previously she held the position of Vice President of Finance and Operations for Morgans Hotel Group, formerly known as Ian Schrager Hotels, in New York City.
