Senior Leadership

Entrepreneurial, nimble and proactive, HEI’s senior leadership team brings together high-performance experts whose cumulative experience melds decades of top brand operating expertise with legendary market cycle investment successes. Industry-shapers, these individuals, along with our founders, have completed billions in hotel transactions, as well as initiated progressive programs and processes that forever changed the hospitality landscape, including repositioning major known brands, pioneering “better bed and shower” concepts, establishing trendsetting culinary collaborations, developing more than 60 training programs still in use by top brands, creating prescient energy-saving innovations and pioneering a culture of love for our talented associates. 

Anthony Rutledge

Managing Partner & CEO

Ted Darnall

Partner & CEO, Lodging and Technical Services

Clark Hanrattie

Partner

Nigel Hurst

Chief Human Resource Officer

Dan Walworth

Chief Compliance and Strategy Officer

Rachel Moniz

Chief Operating Officer

Marcus Harris

Chief Financial Officer

Jeremy See

Chief Commercial Officer

Investments

Steen Petri

Steen Petri

Managing Director, Investments
Tony Larino

Tony Lariño

Managing Director, Investments
Tom Papelian

Tom Papelian

Managing Director, Investments
David Ruger

David Ruger

Vice President, Investments
Greg Mendell

Greg Mendell

Vice President, Investments
Michelle Chan

Michelle Chan

Vice President, Investments

Sales & Revenue

Heather Farnham

Heather Farnam

Senior Vice President, Sales
Kelly Marchione

Kelly Marchione

Vice President, Sales
Courtney Meyer

Courtney Meyer

Chief Revenue Officer
Rachael Dahl

Rachael Dahl

Regional Vice President, Revenue Management
Jose Penado

Jose Penado

Senior Director, Global Business Travel
Falon Broadhead

Falon Broadhead

Regional Vice President, Revenue Management

Marketing

Emma Shaybani

Emma Shaybani

Vice President, Marketing
Jason Lemley

Jason Lemley

Digital Performance Director
Brea Smith

Brea Smith

Digital Performance Manager
Robert Giambra

Robert Giambra

Enterprise Director of Digital
Melina Mavroidis

Melina Mavroidis

Digital Content Manager
Irene Pallais

Irene Pallais

Director of Marketing – Transitions & Renovations
Wilner Henri

Wilner Henri

Enterprise Director of Lifestyle Marketing
Joe_janolo

Joe Janolo

Enterprise Director of Lifestyle Marketing

Food & Beverage

Aliya Kritzler

Aliya Kritzler

Group Vice President, F&B and Lifestyle Hotels
Neil Pompan

Neil Pompan

Corporate Director, Banquets & Catering
Joseph Margate

Joseph Margate

Corporate Director, Culinary & Procurement
David Miller

David Miller

Corporate Director, Beverage

Operations

Ryan OHEIr

Ryan O’Heir

Regional Senior Vice President, Operations
Dante Alexander

Dante Alexander

Regional Vice President, Operations
Brian Lodermeier

Brian Lodermeier

Regional Vice President, Operations
Cindy Murphy

Cindy Murphy

Regional Vice President, Operations
Chris Gallatin

Chris Gallatin

Vice President, Engineering & Sustainability
Michael Barnes B&W HEI Page Headshot

Michael Barnes

Vice President, Real Estate Operations

Malia Empron

Regional Vice President, Operations

David Rowland

Regional Vice President, Operations

Information Technology

Bradley Koch HEI

Bradley Koch

Chief Technology Officer

Finance

Brian Russo

Brian Russo

Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance
Maria Ayala

Maria Ayala

Senior Vice President, Finance
Phil Dinezza

Phil Dinezza

Vice President, Finance
Carlos Martinez

Carlos Martinez

Vice President, Finance Hotel Transitions & Special Projects

Human resources

Kelsey White

Kelsey White

Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Diversity and Inclusion
Cindy Moradipourbw

Cindy Moradipour

Vice President Human Resources

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Scott Hammns

Scott Hammons

President, Ground LVL Project Management

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