Joe DeFrank (CHAM) has been promoted to Executive Vice President at CHMWarnick. Since joining the company in 2018, DeFrank has demonstrated unparalleled expertise within all facets of hotel operations and ownership and has delivered superior investment returns for clients. DeFrank is responsible for asset managing a portfolio that includes some of the largest and most complex hotels serving leading convention centers across the U.S., including the Marriott Marquis and Hyatt Regency at Chicago s McCormick Place, Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center, Hilton Austin Convention Center, among others. He is also the lead asset manager on multiple hotel receivership engagements. DeFrank brings over 35 years industry experience and has been a long-time member of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA) and has earned the prestigious Certified Hotel Asset Manager (CHAM) designation. Prior to joining CHMWarnick, DeFrank was a Senior Vice President of Asset Management fo
Maxine Taylor (CHAM) has been promoted to Executive Vice President at CHMWarnick. Taylor is responsible for advising a wide range of clients, from international investors to private equity groups, and has consistently delivered value enhancement of hospitality real estate through proven asset management strategies and expertise. She oversees a diverse portfolio of iconic hotels and resorts located throughout Hawaii and San Francisco, where Taylor is based. Taylor brings over 35 years of hospitality industry experience with expertise in luxury and resort operations, acquisition underwriting, capital investment strategies, and value creation through asset management. She is a Certified Hotel Asset Manager and previously served as President of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (HAMA). Prior to rejoining CHMWarnick in 2016, Taylor held the positions of Executive Vice President at Chartres Lodging Group and Vice President, Asset Management at Capital Hotel Management. Taylor receiv
A 30-plus year hospitality veteran, new HAMA president Matthew Arrants is principal at The Arrants Company, a hotel asset management and investment firm. An active member of the HAMA organization since 2012, he holds the CHAM (Certified Hotel Asset Manager) designation, the only advanced certification available to accomplished hotel asset management professionals.
Larry Trabulsi named Managing Director/EVP at CHMWarnick hospitalitynet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hospitalitynet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tao Zhou has been appointed Managing Director and Head of Greater China at JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group in Shanghai hospitalitynet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hospitalitynet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.