PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL LESSEE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Controller
- Senior Vice President
Ms. Simi brings more than 25 years of operations, human resources and technology experience to the Board, with executive leadership experience in the travel industry and experience as a director of a NYSE-listed hospitality and leisure company. Additional experience as follows:
Ms. Donnell brings to the Board experience in the public real estate industry and investment experience in publicly traded real estate securities, along with experience from teaching courses in real estate investment and real estate capital markets and portfolio management, including modules on corporate governance, at the business school level.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Asset Management
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Asset Management
Mr. Webb brings to the Board his extensive experience as a senior executive in the real estate and financial services industries, along with his significant capital markets expertise, and his prior public board experience with JLL and Players International. Additional experience as follows:
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Finance
GE Money, the consumer financial services division of General Electric Company (1995 to 2001) - GE Money, the consumer financial services division of General Electric Company
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Asset Management
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- Vice President of Investments
JON E. BORTZ - CEO, Chairman, President
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Chief Executive Officer
- President
Mr. Bortz has served as our Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer since our formation in October 2009. Mr. Bortz served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Trustee of LaSalle Hotel Properties, a publicly traded hotel REIT, from its formation in April 1998 until his retirement in September 2009.
In addition, Mr. Bortz served as Chairman of the Board of LaSalle Hotel Properties from January 1, 2001 until his retirement. Prior to forming LaSalle Hotel Properties, Mr. Bortz founded the Hotel Investment Group of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated in January 1994 and as its President oversaw all of Jones Lang LaSalle's hotel investment and development activities. From January 1995 to April 1998, as Managing Director of Jones Lang LaSalle's Investment Advisory Division, he was also responsible for certain East Coast development projects. From January 1990 to 1995, he was a Senior Vice President of Jones Lang LaSalle's Investment Division, with responsibility for East Coast development projects and workouts. Mr. Bortz joined Jones Lang LaSalle in 1981. He is a current member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, and serves on the board of trustees of Federal Realty Investment Trust. Mr. Bortz holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive).
Among other qualifications, Mr. Bortz brings to the Board of Trustees executive leadership experience, including his long and distinguished career as chairman and chief executive of a publicly traded REIT in the lodging industry, along with extensive experience in hotel asset management and development.
Mr. Bortz brings to the Board his long and distinguished career as chairman and chief executive of two publicly traded REITs in the lodging industry, along with extensive experience in hotel asset management and development. Additional experience as follows:
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Revenue Strategy
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Asset Management
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Investments
Mr. Schall brings to the Board his extensive experience as a senior executive in the financial services industry, along with his significant marketing and consulting expertise. Additional experience as follows:
Mr. Miller brings to the Board his extensive experience as a senior executive in the financial services industry, along with his significant marketing and consulting expertise. Additional experience as follows:
Job Titles:
- Co - President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Mr. Martz serves as our Co-President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Martz held the position of Chief Financial Officer for Phillips Edison & Company, one of the largest private owners of community shopping centers in the U.S., from August 2007 until November 2009.
Prior to joining Phillips Edison, Mr. Martz was Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Eagle Hospitality Properties Trust, Inc., a NYSE-listed hotel REIT, from May 2005 until August 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Martz was employed by LaSalle Hotel Properties in a variety of finance functions from 1997 to 2005, including serving as its Treasurer from 2004 to 2005, Vice President of Finance from 2001 to 2004 and Director of Finance from 1998 to 2001. Prior to joining LaSalle Hotel Properties, Mr. Martz was an associate with Tishman Hotel Corporation from 1995 through 1997, focusing on a variety of areas including asset management and development. From 1994 to 1995, he served in several hotel operations roles at Orient Hotel Group, a private owner and operator of hotels. Mr. Martz is a member of NAREIT and is a member of the Financial Management Committee of the American Hotel and Lodging Association. Mr. Martz received his B.S. from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Revenue Strategy
Mr. Jackson brings to the Board including his experience as a chief executive of a large company in the golf industry, along with significant experience as a senior executive in the lodging and resort industry. Additional experience as follows:
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Asset Management
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- Senior Vice President of Asset Management
Job Titles:
- Vice President of Administration
Job Titles:
- Chief Investment Officer
- Co - President
Mr. Fisher serves as our Co-President and Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Fisher served as Managing Director - Americas for Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, one of the world's leading hotel investment services firms.
Mr. Fisher joined Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels in 1996 and served in a variety of roles, including his most recent position as Managing Director, leading the national full-service investment sales platform. Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, Mr. Fisher was an Associate with The Harlan Company from 1994 to early 1996, an investment banking boutique in New York City where he focused on commercial real estate investment services including investment sales, capital raises and tenant representation. Prior to joining The Harlan Company, Mr. Fisher was a Real Estate Analyst in the corporate office of the Prudential Realty Group, where he worked on general account investments covering multiple property types including hotel, office and retail. Mr. Fisher received his B.S. with Distinction from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University.