Michael Volkert, previously senior vice president of slot operations for Seminole Gaming, has been promoted to president of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood. In his new position, Volkert will be responsible for overseeing operations and leading a team of nearly 3,000 employees at South Florida’s largest casino and entertainment destination that includes the 500-room Seminole Hard Rock Hotel. Volkert is a seasoned casino executive who brings 16 years of slot marketing, strategic planning and...

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated has announced the appointment of Michael C. Hughes as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer, effective July 1, 2013. Hughes succeeds Andrew J. Welch, who is leaving the company after 15 years of service. Welch will remain with FelCor through Dec. 31, 2013 to facilitate the transition. Before undertaking his new role, Hughes served as FelCor’s senior vice president, finance and treasurer. He joined the company in 2006 as vice president, finance and...

Lowe Enterprises announced that 20-year veteran Charles S. Peck has left the firm to pursue personal business interests. Peck stepped down as president and COO of Destination Hotels and Resorts, Lowe’s hospitality management company, in April 2012 after 15 years in the position. Over the past year he has assisted with the transition to new leadership and worked on other strategic projects for the firm. Peck joined Lowe in 1993 as the managing director of the Sunriver Resort Limited Partnership, where he...

Wyndham Hotel Group has appointed industry veteran Kathy Maher to the role of senior vice president, revenue management. With nearly three decades of experience in hospitality, Maher is responsible for the strategic development of Wyndham Hotel Group’s revenue management function globally. She is based in the company’s Parsippany, N.J., offices and reports directly to Ross Hosking, executive vice president, global sales and revenue management. “We are very happy to welcome Kathy to our Wyndham Hotel Gro...

White Lodging is pleased to announce Dave Montrose and Michelle Steffens have been promoted to senior regional vice presidents of select-service. Previously, Montrose and Steffens were regional vice presidents for the company. In 2008 Montrose's first region as a regional vice president was Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana, then in 2009 he took on the properties on the east coast along with the Chicagoland select service hotels and won the first White Lodging Region of the Year Award. In March of ...

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has named Carmen Lam as vice president, hotel sales, and marketing, Asia Pacific. Lam, who will be based in Shanghai, joins Fairmont in this newly created role to provide sales and marketing direction to Fairmont’s hotels in Asia Pacific and support to the luxury operator’s burgeoning pipeline of regional development. With six hotels open and operating in Asia, including three in China, Lam will concentrate on maximizing results and driving performance for this dynamic...

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced that Roeland Vos, long-time president of Starwood's Europe, Africa, & Middle East ("EAME") region, will step down and be succeeded by Michael Wale, a 35-year Starwood veteran who most recently served as senior vice president and director of operations for Western Europe. Vos will transition into a consulting role with the company, effective June 1. Frits van Paasschen, president and chief executive officer of Starwood, stated, "We are grateful to Roe...

Interstate Hotels & Resorts announces Deepak Sarin as chief operating officer of JHM Interstate India Hotels and Resorts. Sarin will be responsible for the company’s operations in India, including maintaining a dynamic team of hospitality experts, integrating and supporting the company’s intelligent systems within the portfolio, maintaining the current portfolio and owner relationships and executing on the company’s overall growth strategy. JHM Interstate India is a joint venture between Interstate ...

Choice Hotels International announced the promotion of Chief Technology Officer Todd Davis to chief information officer. Davis will assume his new role effective immediately at the Choice Hotels International offices in Phoenix, Ariz., where he is already based. Davis' new role as CIO reflects his increased scope of responsibility and the exceptional technology leadership he provides the company. During the past 18 months, he has assumed direct ownership over corporate IT and vital back-office syst...

Vantage Hospitality Group announced that Patrick Mullinix has been promoted to executive vice president of membership development, and that everyone on the development team will now be cross-selling all brands under the Vantage umbrella. Mullinix joined Vantage Hospitality in 2002 and has been directing development for the Americas Best Value Inn brand. During his tenure, ABVI has set industry records for growth and currently ranks as the 10th largest hotel chain worldwide with over 1,000 propertie...