Hotel AG Welcomes Chris Stark as Newest Team Member
ATLANTA, GA - December 20, 2010 - Hotel Assets Group, LLC (Hotel AG), announced today that Chris Stark, formerly Director of Development for Vantage Hospitality, has joined Hotel AG as Vice President.
“We are thrilled to have someone the caliber of Chris join the Hotel AG team. Chris comes to us with a vast hospitality background and strong contacts in the Northwest region, remarked Keith Thompson, principal of Hotel AG. “Chris will be a valuable industry leader and joins Hotel AG with great promise.”
Chris Stark commented, "I am honored to be a part of the expansion of Hotel AG in the west. The company has a strong track record of success in the industry and I am excited to utilize our outstanding platform and resources in assisting hotel owners, investors and developers in the acquisition and disposition of hospitality assets."
Chris began his career in hospitality as part of the franchise development team for Choice Hotels International. Most recently, Chris served as Director of Development for Vantage Hospitality focusing on the Northwest region of the US. The experiences in franchise development and new construction development for two of the largest hotel companies in the country has given him a strong understanding of hotel branding, hotel markets in the west and the hotel development process as well as enabling him to build an extensive network of hotel owners, developers and industry contacts.
About Hotel AG
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with 16 national offices, Hotel AG is a specialized brokerage firm offering hotel-specific real estate and investment banking within the United States. The company conducts business with REITs, public and private companies, institutional clients and individual owner operators. Today Hotel AG has 137 hotels on the market in 33 states valued at 1.2 billion. Hotel AG can be found online at www.hotelassetsgroup.com.
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