Appointments

Jay Sarkar has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Trailborn

Trailborn Hotels & Resorts, The Official Hotel of the Great Outdoors™, today announced the appointment of seasoned hospitality finance executive Jay Sarkar as Chief Financial Officer. Sarkar joins Trailborn at a pivotal stage in the brand’s growth, as it continues to scale its portfolio across sought-after outdoor destinations and strengthen its leadership team to support its next chapter.

Kieran Cain has been appointed as Vice President of Marketing & Communications at Stonebridge Companies

Stonebridge, the privately owned, nationally recognized hotel management company, has announced that Kieran Cain has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing & Communications. In this role, Cain will lead the company's brand strategy, communications, and property-level commercial marketing initiatives, strengthening Stonebridge's market presence while supporting revenue growth and long-term value creation across its portfolio.

Melissa Arana has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Revenue Strategy at Remington Hospitality

Remington Hospitality, an innovative and dynamic top-rated third-party hotel management company, announced today the appointment of Melissa Arana as Senior Vice President of Revenue Strategy. In this role, Arana will oversee revenue strategy across a portfolio of Remington-managed hotels, partnering with operations and sales leadership to set revenue budgets, RevPAR Index targets, and negotiated segment strategies, while developing the company's revenue strategy leaders.

Art Villarreal has been appointed as Vice President of Accounting at PM Hotel Group

PM Hotel Group, a Top-15 hotel management company with three decades of experience driving results for hotel owners, today announces the appointment of Art Villarreal as Vice President of Accounting. In the role, Villarreal will oversee financial operations across the company’s diverse hotel portfolio, driving consistency, accountability and transparency across centralized and property-level accounting functions to ensure prompt and accurate financial reporting in support of operational and ownership goals.

John Murphy has been appointed as Director of Finance at Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge

John brings more than 40 years of hotel finance experience, including more than three decades with Hilton and over 17 years as Director of Finance at Hilton Boston Logan Airport. He started in the hotel industry working as a night auditor as a senior in college and has worked his way up to senior financial leadership, having earned multiple internal audit and financial leadership awards along the way.

Nadia Panasyuk has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Revenue Management at First Hospitality

First Hospitality, a national hotel operating, management, and development company, announced today the promotion of Nadia Panasyuk to senior vice president of revenue management. In her new role, Panasyuk will continue to lead her team while leveraging commercial analytics to inform strategic decisions, driving AI automation initiatives, and expanding the revenue management team’s focus beyond RevPAR to overall profitability.

Chris Dunne has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Pyramid Global Hospitality

Chris Dunne brings more than three decades of hospitality, financial and business leadership experience to Pyramid Global Hospitality, including senior executive roles with Atrium Hospitality and IHG Hotels & Resorts. Most recently, Dunne served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of Atrium Hospitality. In that role, he led the company’s enterprise-wide financial strategy and oversaw initiatives focused on financial performance, technology transformation, operational efficiency and long-term value creation.

Jennifer Boyce-Heller has been appointed as Senior Vice President of Accounting at Azul Hospitality Group

Boyce-Heller will oversee Azul's accounting organization, bringing extensive experience in hospitality finance, owner reporting, treasury, and shared-services accounting. Copeland brings more than 25 years of hospitality leadership experience, with a proven track record of driving operational excellence, building high-performing teams, and delivering strong commercial results across Marriott-, Hyatt-, and Hilton-branded hotels.