ARLINGTON, VA— Michael Krouse has joined hotel management specialist Interstate Hotels & Resorts as vp, sales and marketing, West Coast. In his new position, Krouse will oversee all sales and marketing activities for a diverse portfolio of the company’s managed hotel properties, ranging from the Renaissance Ilikai in Hawaii to a number of Hilton hotels in Arizona and California. Prior to joining Interstate, he was director of sales and marketing at the 683-room Millennium Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles. He spent the previous 10 years with Hilton Hotels Corporation, where he was ultimately named regional director responsible for 22 properties.