Tony Maness has been appointed as EVP Operations - Head of Highgate Select. at Highgate Hotels, L.P.
Highgate announced today the appointment of Tony Maness as Executive Vice President of Operations - Head of Highgate Select. Highgate Select is a division of Highgate focused on differentiated management and development of select service, limited service and extended stay hotels. In his role, Maness will lead the operations for Highgate Select, which currently encompasses more than 200 hotels, further strengthening its position in the market. Maness will join Rob Dann, Chief Operating Officer of Highgate Select, in continuing to grow Highgate's select service and extended stay hotel development platform.
Maness most recently served as Senior Vice President of Operations at Aimbridge Hospitality and oversaw the THL portfolio which Highgate took over in early 2021. Prior to his 11-year tenure with Aimbridge, he served as the Executive Vice President of Operations for Jameson Brands at Park Management Group LLC and also previously served as Vice President of Operations at Jameson Inns, Inc. Tony's journey in the hospitality industry began at the ground level as a line-level employee at Holiday Inns, Inc., and he eventually ascended to corporate and executive positions at several leading select service platforms including Holiday Inns, Inc., Equity Inns/McNeill Hospitality Corporation, Winfield Hospitality, and Jameson Inns, Inc.
Maness earned both Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees from Freed-Hardeman University.