Aimbridge Hospitality, a leading global hospitality company, has welcomed legal executive and industry veteran Mark Chloupek to the role of Chief Legal Officer. This hire represents another example of Aimbridge's continued dedication to infuse top industry talent within its leadership team and to provide unparalleled services to its owners.
La Vie Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the appointment of Nelsy Zreik as Group Director of Finance - Australia.
Bianca Castillo has joined the association as State & Local Government Affairs Coordinator. She is a graduate of Michigan State University.
In addition, Haleigh Hildebrand has been named Senior Director of Government & Political Affairs. She joins AHLA from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), where she served as Assistant Political Director. In her new role at AHLA, Hildebrand will focus on building out both grassroots and grasstops programs to support both the Federal and State & Local advocacy teams.
Leann Paradise has been named AHLA's Vice President of Political & Member Engagement. In this new role, she will work with both the federal and state and local government affairs teams to increase AHLA's grassroots and political engagement. She will be charged with leading both HotelPAC, AHLA's political action committee, and HotelsACT, the association's grassroots platform.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has announced the promotion of Chris Rynkiewicz to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In his new role, Rynkiewicz will oversee all functions and departments of the property's Finance Division while developing and implementing Borgata's strategic plan with its executive team to produce both short-term and long-term profitability.
David Aber joins Guesty's Executive C-Suite as Chief Financial Officer, as the company continues expanding into new verticals and markets in its next phase of growth. Mr. Aber arrives at Guesty from his previous role as CFO of Seeking Alpha, the world's largest investing community, and formerly served as CFO for top Israeli tech companies, including Taboola, Powermat, Finjan, and DSP Communications.
Kerten Hospitality, a mixed-use, ESG and lifestyle operator, appoints Tara Marlow as Group General Counsel based in the Group's UAE office, from where Tara will be supporting and strengthening the footprint expansion in existing and new markets while at the same time supporting the multiple ongoing openings in KSA, Kuwait, Georgia, Italy, UAE and Egypt to name a few which are set to open in the next 12 months alone.
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand's leading hotel operator, recently promoted Thaschai Phattanagosai (Fiat) to the position of Senior Corporate Director of Corporate Affairs and Legal.
Kabak joins the team with 26 years of experience in strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting with brands such as Hilton and Swiss Hotels & Resorts in Austria, Japan and Turkey. Kabak will oversee the development and maintenance of all financial functions, reporting, and purchasing to ensure compliance with policies and brand procedures. Kabak and his team will ensure the operation of the hotel`s finances by assessing the market, establishing financial goals, conducting financial analysis and setting the hotel for financial success.
M3, the hospitality sector's #1 cloud-based accounting, financial reporting, and data management platform, announced that Jennifer Weldon has joined M3 as a Customer Success Manager. Jennifer brings with her 25 years of customer experience and is dedicated to customer satisfaction. At M3, Jennifer will ensure customer success while bringing order, structure, and focused management attention to customers' issues.
Judy Hendrick retired as CFO and Chief Growth Officer of Aimbridge Hospitality on 31 December 2021, following 13 years in the role, and she has 20 years of extensive experience in hospitality and banking. She served for 15 years at Wyndham International in various executive roles, including EVP Chief Investment Officer, SVP of Finance, and Treasurer, before which she held senior positions at Chase Manhattan Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and First Republic Bank. She serves on the American Hospitality & Lodging Association's Women in Lodging Advisory Board, the American Heart Association Board of Directors for the Southwest Region, and on the Executive Committee of the Dallas Chamber of Commerce Executive Women's Roundtable.
Madina Mohamed Osman is the hotel's cluster director of finance. She has been with Hilton in the United Arab Emirates for over 38 years. She will oversee the financial forecasting, implementation, and cost control activities for the property.
Hotel owner, operator, and development firm Hotel Equities ("HE") is proud to announce the addition of Lindsay Meadows to the team as Director of Procurement. She is responsible for providing elevated focus and oversight of HE's purchasing strategy, vendor relationships, and corporate rebate programs. She reports directly to Al Smith, President of Operations.
BirchStreet Systems, the market leader in P2P software for the hospitality industry, announces the appointment of Kris Herrin as General Manager of Payments.
Dallas based Lisa Papageorge, has served as a prominent member of CWT's Finance & Strategy Leadership Team since the start of the year, successfully overseeing CWT's treasury and investor relations organization. Before joining CWT, Lisa was Treasurer at Service King Collisions Repairs, where she was responsible for the company's implementation of cash management programs. Prior to that, she spent over six years at Dr Pepper Snapple Group where she led the global treasury function, cash flow management, and banking relationships.
Based in Minneapolis, Jim Shepherd will serve on CWT's Finance & Strategy Leadership Team and be responsible for the delivery of analysis, decision support, and leadership of Financial Planning and Analysis as well as the Finance Business partnerships to the global operating functions of CWT. Jim brings more than 20 years senior leadership experience in the areas of finance, strategy, and operational excellence, delivering shareholder value and strategic impact for Fortune 500 companies. He joins CWT via Medtronic, where he served as the Vice President of Strategy and Transformation for Global Operations and Supply Chain.
Overseeing the corporate finance and accounting functions for both Timbers Company and operations at subsidiaries and joint ventures, Timbers welcomes Mark Roland as the new Corporate Director of Finance - Operations. In this role, Mark is responsible for leading the accounting team by implementing strategic direction, in addition to managing financial assets. Beginning his career as the Director of Finance at Hilton Hotels, Mark most recently served as the Vice President of Finance and Accounting with Kolter Hospitality.
M3, the hospitality sector's #1 cloud-based accounting, financial reporting, and data management platform, announced that Derek Watson has been promoted to Director of Professional Services. Derek has been with M3 since the start of the M3 Professional Services department in 2014. Beginning as a Staff Accountant, Derek progressed in his M3 career over the past eight years as Accounting Supervisor and Accounting Manager. M3 looks forward to the level of detail and service that Derek will provide to customers in his new role.
Bill has spent almost 25 years in the technology sector as a finance executive with a variety of publicly-traded and privately-held companies.