International Society of Hospitality Consultants Elects Arrants as Chairman
October 14, 2010 - At its annual conference last week in Scottsdale, Arizona, the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) elected Matthew Arrants to be the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Matt is the Managing Director of Pinnacle Advisory Group in charge of Asset Management, based in their Boston, Massachusettes office. Arrants has more than 20 years experience in both consulting and operations working with well known international brands including Four Seasons and RockResorts. He holds a Masters Degree in Hotel Administration from Cornell University and a BA in Political Science from Hartwick College.
As the Chairman of ISHC he will work with the Board and the Executive Director to help lead the organization. ISHC is a professional society of 200 members in 31 countries and 33 states in the US. Membership is by invitation only and members are principals, owners, officers and/or directors of their firms and are viewed as leaders in the industry in their respective areas of expertise.
About Pinnacle
Since 1991, Pinnacle has provided advice and analysis on the full spectrum of hospitality properties: hotels, resorts, conference centers, food service operations, timeshare and other residential resort facilities, golf courses, ski areas, marinas, and such public assembly facilities as theme parks, arenas, convention centers and exhibition centers.
Pinnacle Advisory Group — the nation's leading full-service hospitality consulting firm with offices in Boston, Philadelphia and South Flrodia. The firm provides aa full complement of counseling services to the hospitality industry, to include some of the country's largest real estate investment and development firms, pension funds, REITs, insurance companies, financial institutions and hotel companies.
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