Anthony G. ManganoNorth America’s largest annual hospitality industry gathering – the International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show® (IHMRS) – is pleased to announce that Anthony G. Mangano, CHA, will serve as Chairman of the Board for this year’s 100th anniversary event, scheduled to take place Saturday, November 7, through Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. A 30-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Mr. Mangano is currently President and majority shareholder of Syramada Hotel Corporation in Syracuse, NY, which owns and operates the Ramada Syracuse, a 150 room full-service hotel. He is also a partner in Homewood Suites, Hampton Inn and Super 8 Motel, all in Liverpool, NY, and the Hampton Inn and Comfort Inn & Suites in Watertown, NY. Mangano also served in several positions and committees of the Ramada Inns International Association, including three terms as an elected Executive Committee member. Mangano recently served as Chairman of the New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association (NYSHTA), and has held several positions on industry-related boards and committees, including Vice Chair of the Oncenter Convention Center Complex in Syracuse, NY; President of the Greater Syracuse Hospitality & Tourism Association; and the President of the New York State Ramada Management Association. Mangano graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1983 with a B.S. in Business Administration.