Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG) Names Pete Sams President

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based operator of 60 premium-branded full-service hotels, resorts, and upscale select-service hotels, today announced that Pete Sams has joined the company as president. As president, Sams will oversee the day-to-day business and be responsible for company performance as HVMG continues its pursuit of operational excellence and enters its next phase of growth.

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HVMG names Pete Sams (pictured) president.

“After a thoughtful and diligent search process and spending significant time getting to know Pete both personally and professionally, it became very clear that he is the right person and an exceptional fit for this role,” said Robert Cole, founder and CEO. “We share a strong alignment around leadership philosophy, and Pete brings a compelling combination of operational excellence, industry relationships, financial and business acumen, and a proven ability to develop high-performing teams.”

Cole added, “His career provides a rare depth and breadth of experience across the hospitality industry—from his first 10 years in finance and accounting, to a decade in property-level general manager roles, to the past 12 years in senior, above-property leadership overseeing full-service, multi-unit operations. Finally, with Pete assuming the role of president, I’ll be able to take a step back from the day-to-day operations and devote more of my time to strategy, strengthening our existing relationships and building new ones that will support our continued growth.”

Pete Sams

Sams joins HVMG most recently from Highgate Hotels, where he served as president. Previously, Sams held multiple leadership roles within the KSL portfolio, including serving for more than six years as chief operating officer of Peregrine Hospitality and Davidson Hospitality Group. At Peregrine, he helped launch a dedicated, in-house management platform for KSL Capital that operated more than 45 distinguished hotels, including several premier destination resorts. As COO of Davidson, the company doubled in size during his tenure and won the prestigious J.D. Power Award for top guest satisfaction among third-party operators.

Earlier in his career, Sams held corporate above-property leadership positions with Interstate Hotels & Resorts and White Lodging Services and spent more than a decade as a general manager with Omni Hotels & Resorts, including at its 836-room flagship hotel in Washington, D.C. After proudly serving in the U.S. Army, Sams earned his bachelor’s degree in finance from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

“I am honored to join HVMG as president at such an exciting time in the company’s evolution,” Sams said. “As a founder of two companies and a former general manager himself, Robert has built HVMG from a single hotel 25 years ago into an organization with a strong foundation, an inspiring culture and values that align with my own. I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Robert and lead this talented team as we build on that foundation, continue raising the bar on performance and position HVMG for its next chapter of growth.”

About Hospitality Ventures Management Group

HVMG is a privately owned, fully integrated hotel management company specializing in repositioning underperforming hotels and maximizing the performance of stabilized properties. HVMG currently operates 60 hotels and resorts and one convention center across 16 states, nearly 12,000 guest rooms under management. The company’s portfolio consists of premium-branded full-service hotels, upscale select-service properties, and resorts operating primarily under Marriott, Hilton, Hard Rock, and Hyatt brands. Visit www.hvmg.com for more information.

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Source: Hospitality Ventures Management Group

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