Terry Dammeyer named President and CEO, Investments and Development at White Lodging
White Lodging today announced that Deno Yiankes will retire from his role as President and CEO, Investments and Development, in January 2020. Simultaneously with Yiankes' retirement, Terry Dammeyer will assume the President and CEO role for Investments and Development.
To support the leadership transition, Yiankes will serve as an advisor to White Lodging and Dammeyer through the end of 2020, and will join the company's board of directors.
Dammeyer joins White Lodging from Winegardner & Hammons Hotel Group where he most recently served as President and Chief Construction/Development Officer. He joined Winegardner in 1984 and has served in a variety of development, construction and purchasing roles during his 35-year career. Dammeyer holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a master's degree in business administration from Xavier University. He has lead the development of over 30 hotels during his tenure at Winegardner.
In his role as President and CEO, Investments and Development, Dammeyer will oversee White Lodging's pipeline of development projects, which includes more than $1 billion of premium urban hotel investments and openings over the next four years.
