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Aligned Hospitality Management names Deborah Lahti COO

Hotel Business

Aligned Hospitality Management has appointed Deborah Lahti as its new COO. She joins Aligned’s corporate team to lead and manage the company’s daily business operations, working closely with department heads and supervisors to support day-to-day hotel and corporate initiatives.

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Human Capital: An Evolving Position

Lodging

For hotel operators, there’s no understating the importance of hiring the right person to oversee departments like engineering. Greg Winey, president/CEO, Northpointe Hospitality Management, detailed a few of the criteria he has for this position.

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This Week’s Comings & Goings

Lodging

Aligned Hospitality Management has promoted Tara Lundgren to vice president of operations. Lundgren, who served as the general manager of the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Tucson Airport, will join the corporate team to enhance operations throughout the portfolio.

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LWHA adds Brett Russell as managing director

Hotel Business

Russell has more than 25 years of domestic and international experience providing an array of hospitality operational, valuation and real estate advisory services including: expert testimony, site evaluation, highest and best use analysis, market and feasibility studies, and appraisals.

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Somnium Hospitality Group launches

Hotel Business

The Chicago-based venture comprises a collection of branded hotels, full-service resorts, golf experiences and boutique properties. Somnium, which means ‘to dream’ in Latin, aims to reimagine the traditional hospitality management model,” said Ellingsen. “We He serves as president/founder.

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Coury Hospitality names Andrew Casperson COO

Hotel Business

Coury Hospitality , a full-service lifestyle hospitality management company, has promoted Andrew Casperson to COO. His background includes time at Omni Hotels and Resorts, W Hotels and Highgate. He was previously EVP, operations.

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Alex Belden joins Crestline’s executive management team

Hotel Business

Crestline Hotels & Resorts has expanded its executive management team by appointing Alexander (Alex) J. He brings more than a decade of hospitality and institutional investment and acquisition experience to his new position. “As Belden as VP, business development.