Sam WoodworthHospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based, private hotel investment, ownership and management company, has appointed Sam Woodworth as director of acquisitions and business development. In the newly created role, Woodworth will contribute to growing HVMG’s hotel portfolio through third-party management, acquisitions and new development deals. Prior to joining HVMG, Woodworth was manager of acquisitions and development for N.Y.-based Trump Hotels, where he helped expand the company’s luxury portfolio with the launch of two new hotel brands during 2016 and 2017. Prior to receiving his master’s degree, he served as a select-service investment analyst with JLL, a global commercial real estate services provider, and an associate with Ashford Advisors, an international financial services firm. Woodworth received his Master of Management in Hospitality with a minor in Real Estate from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Management and his Bachelor of Science in Management with a concentration in Finance from the Georgia Institute of Technology.