Choice Hotels' Board named Dominic Dragisich permanent CEO effective August 31, 2026, after he served as Interim CEO since May 20, 2026, following nearly a decade with the company.
EHL Group's Dean Achim Schmitt will succeed current CEO Markus Venzin on January 1, 2027, with a mandate to prioritize education, academic rigor, and practical hospitality training.
Christopher Haydon, former President of SAP Procurement Solutions, takes the CEO role at BirchStreet as the hospitality procurement platform expands its AI capabilities.
Davidson Hospitality Group's GM Edge program targets high-performing leaders across its portfolio for structured development in operations, financial management, and people culture.
Positron Access Solutions promotes Artjom Airikainen to VP of Technical Solutions and Services, expanding his remit to cover MSP oversight, partner certification, and new vertical and geographic markets.
Mews hires Kirupa Pushparaj as CLO, bringing 20+ years of legal and engineering experience from Square, Amazon, and fintech unicorn Step to oversee compliance across 85+ countries.
ETG appoints Samyra Krooswijk as Head of Business Development, Direct Supply Middle East, to grow its directly contracted hotel portfolio across the region and Turkey.
IDS Next promotes Rajesh Yadav from Chief Revenue Officer to COO, tasking him with scaling operations into Europe and the USA and advancing cloud-native, AI-ready ERP solutions.
Juanita Andrade replaces retiring VP Tim Doxzon to lead sales strategy and client engagement for the hospitality technology company.
Spain recorded over €4 billion in hotel investment last year, 50% higher than 2024, ranking second in Europe behind the UK.
Trampert brings 20+ years of travel tech and hotel operations experience to lead Revinate's global expansion as the company prepares to unveil platform evolution at NAVIGATE 2026.
A hospitality veteran reflects on his early career at Marriott Griffin Gate, emphasizing the importance of developing raw talent rather than dismissing inexperienced workers.
Andrew Jones named Chair as the Foundation resumes operations after COVID hiatus, having donated over $1.3 million across 38 destinations since 1984.
The CIO role has evolved from technology delivery to designing decision systems that determine transformation success.
PPHG appoints Craig Bond as COO, Celine Du as Chief Commercial Officer, and Kate Loh to head Development as part of strategic leadership expansion.
Gujrathi brings 20+ years of B2B SaaS experience and will oversee engineering, product, and data operations as Otelier modernizes its platform.
Bullard brings manufacturing sector HR experience to lead people strategy across Hospitality America's growing hotel portfolio.