BIRMINGHAM, AL—Hotel Business has learned Kerry Ranson has joined third-party management group HP Hotels as chief development officer, a newly created position.
According to the company, Ranson will leverage his extensive industry experience as well as the relationships he has cultivated over his more than 23 years in the hotel industry to further the growth of HP Hotels’ portfolio of managed properties nationwide.
Ranson returns to the company he helped to found in 2002. In 2007, his wife gave birth to triplet daughters. Recognizing the need to be closer to home to care for his family, Ranson join Expotel Hospitality Services in 2010 as a partner. He has since served as the company’s president & COO.
Prior to the formation of HP Hotels, Ranson was an area director for IHG, where he drove both occupancy and ADR by implementing structured revenue management systems at each of his 20-plus properties, according to HP Hotels. He is also the outgoing chairman of the board for the IHG Owners Association.
“Kerry was an integral part of the HP Hotels team when we formed the organization, and we are thrilled to welcome him back,” said Mike Hines, chairman and CEO of HP Hotels. “He is a consummate professional; very well-liked and greatly respected throughout the industry. The fact that he served as chairman of the IHG Owners Association last year drives this point home. We are extremely optimistic about where our organization is headed and know that Kerry will be able to put his ‘HP heritage’ to work as we bridge our past successes to future positive growth.”
In commenting on his return to the organization, Ranson said, “I take pride in the fact that I helped put HP Hotels on the map, and I am thrilled to be returning. A lot of great things have happened over the last six years for Mike and his team here, as well for myself. I look forward to leveraging those mutual successes and picking up the baton to propel our organization to new heights as an industry leader.”
Look for more coverage in the May 7 issue of Hotel Business.