Joe SebestyenTo manage its growing portfolio of assets, Atlanta-based Hotel Equities (HE) added two Regional Director of Operations positions to its infrastructure and tapped industry veterans Joe Sebestyen and Tim Goodman to its roster of leaders. Mr. Sebestyen and Mr. Goodman report to Rob Cote, the firm’s Vice President of Operations. Each has responsibility for the oversight of multiple brands in his assigned region of the country. An award-winning and successful hotel management professional with more than 30 years of operational and sales experience, Joe Sebestyen oversees a portfolio of the firm’s hotels in Oklahoma and Texas. His focus is to deliver financial results through service and operational excellence. A former Regional Director of Operations for both Marriott International and Compass Group, Joe began his career as a teenager at his family’s restaurant. With a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management from Southern Illinois University, he holds extensive experience in managing conference centers.