Pinnacle Advisory Group Announces Appointment of Anne Purcell as Vice President
June 20, 2014 - Pinnacle Advisory Group is pleased to announce the debut of our Washington DC Office with the addition of Anne Purcell to the team. With a diverse range of practical hospitality experience, Ms. Purcell joins Pinnacle as a Vice President, and will lend her expertise to assignments throughout the Mid Atlantic, supporting both the Washington DC and Pinnacle Offices throughout the US.
Anne has over 20 years' experience in the lodging industry in a variety of areas including, feasibility, development planning, acquisitions investment analysis, sales strategy and deployment, as well as corporate and association meeting planning.
Prior to joining Pinnacle Advisory Group, Anne was Director of Feasibility at Host Hotels & Resorts. At Host, she supported the company's investment decision-making process through the underwriting of acquisitions and major capital projects. She also completed the underwriting for hold/sell analysis and assisted in the disposition of numerous Host assets. Before joining Host, Anne spent 14 years with Marriott International, in global sales and development feasibility roles. While in Marriott feasibility, she was responsible for evaluating lodging markets throughout the U.S. and Canada to determine the potential for new hotel development, franchise, and conversion opportunities for all Marriott brands in the full and select service segments.
Anne earned her Masters Degree from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University and she obtained her Bachelors degree from the University of Virginia.
About Pinnacle Advisory Group
Pinnacle Advisory Group, founded in 1991, provides the full spectrum of advisory services to the hospitality industry nationwide, including development counseling, appraisals, acquisition due diligence, asset management and litigation support from its offices in Boston, New York City, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and Tampa. With its high level of principal involvement, Pinnacle has developed an enviable roster of clients including institutional entities, corporate and individual clients, and municipalities and governmental agencies. Further information concerning the company, including its services, staff and clients are available on their website, along with white papers on a variety of hospitality topics at www.pinnacle-advisory.com.




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