John has more than 30 years of hospitality experience in hotel operations and asset management. He leverages his operational insight to unlock value and opportunities in the hotels he oversees. John is actively involved in the management of multiple assets and utilizes his expertise to develop and execute asset management plans that result in value creation. Having spent much of his career working on union hotels, he brings a keen level of union expertise to hotelAVE and works on strategic plans to maximize profitability through improvements in labor expenses.
Prior to joining HotelAve, John was Senior Vice President, Asset Management for GB Lodging from 2014 overseeing asset management of the portfolio. Before joining GB Lodging, John was First Vice President with Tishman Hotel Corporation overseeing their New York City hotel assets. John spent 17 years in hotel operations managing diverse full-service hotels ranging in size from 150 rooms to 2,400 rooms.
