Mike Nieves has been appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.

Nieves joins Summit from PENN Entertainment, Inc., where he served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer, overseeing all investor relations, capital markets, FP&A, treasury, and risk management functions for the publicly traded gaming, entertainment, and hospitality company. Prior to PENN Entertainment, he was a Director in JLL’s M&A and Corporate Advisory group, where he advised on and executed dispositions, strategic transactions and capital raising initiatives in the real estate sector. Earlier in his career, he was a Vice President in Citigroup’s Real Estate and Lodging Investment Banking Group and prior to that he practiced as a corporate lawyer at Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Nieves holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan, a J.D. from American University – Washington College of Law, and an M.B.A. from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.