Kirk Pederson has been appointed as President at Kokua Hospitality LLC

Kirk Pederson
Kokua Hospitality, LLC, a hotel management firm based in Chicago, today announced that the company’s Board of Directors has named Kirk Pederson as the company’s President, effective immediately. Simultaneously, the firm declares its decision to relocate the corporate headquarters from Chicago to San Francisco, a strategic move to align resources with its sister company, Chartres Lodging Group, LLC, and to enhance its presence on the West Coast. In his previous role, Pederson was responsible for all new acquisitions, operations and asset management for Chartres Lodging. Prior to joining the San Francisco-based Chartres Lodging, he spearheaded acquisitions and asset management for West Coast and Hawaii lodging investments on behalf of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds, Prime Property Fund and Morgan Stanley separate accounts. He also spent 10 years in various development and asset management roles with American General Hospitality, MeriStar Hospitality Corp. and Interstate Hotels & Resorts. A member of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association, Pederson received a Bachelor of Science from the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at The University of Nevada Las Vegas.
General Management United States CA San Francisco

Kokua Hospitality, LLC is a hotel management firm founded by its parent, The Chartres Lodging Group, LLC, with the mandate to become the operator of choice for strategic institutional and select private lodging investors by producing superior results as turnaround specialists. Created by veteran lodging investment and management experts to appeal to an investor"s sensibility, Kokua Hospitality blends best-in-class operating practices with an...