Pebblebrook Names Thomas Fisher CIO
January 4, 2010 - Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB) announced that Mr. Thomas Fisher has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer effective January 11, 2010. He will lead the Company's property acquisition and investment activities. Mr. Fisher was previously the Managing Director-Americas for Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels.
'We are very pleased and excited to have Tom join Pebblebrook,' said Mr. Jon E. Bortz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. 'He brings a tremendous amount of hospitality industry experience as well as strong relationships throughout the ownership, brokerage, lending and investment communities. We believe he has the ideal skills and background to lead Pebblebrook's acquisition efforts, particularly in the current acquisition environment.'
Mr. Fisher joined Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels in 1996 and served in a variety of roles, most recently as its Managing Director - Americas. While at Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, Mr. Fisher was involved in over $5.0 billion of hotel and lodging transactions throughout North America. Crain's Chicago also recognized him as one of the leading commercial brokers in the real estate sector.
'I am excited about this opportunity and believe Pebblebrook is well positioned to capitalize on the investment potential we are now seeing in the hotel industry,' noted Mr. Fisher.
Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, Mr. Fisher worked with The Harlan Company, an investment banking boutique in New York City, and the Prudential Realty Group. Mr. Fisher holds a BS with Distinction from The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University.
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