Meet Our Team of Hotel Management Specialists

• Provides market analysis and strategy guidance allowing staff to improve overall ADR & REVPAR
• Has access to centralized purchasing for volume discounts.
• Established relationships with Franchisors that enable us to re-license hotels under lender friendly terms and conditions.
• Established relationships with most National Hotel Brokers, that enable us to actively bring about a profitable sale
• Facilitates takeover of hotels for receiverships or foreclosures; overseeing brand transition if applicable; monitoring compliance issues
• Ability to provide comprehensive property management, maintenance, renovation, refurbishment, financial & appraisal consulting, as well as marketing services

Credentials

Education
Tampa College – Tampa, Florida – Bachelor of Business Administration – 1988

Experience
1985 to Present – Great American Hotel Group, Inc. f/k/a Ocean Hospitalities, Inc.
President

Memberships
Past member of the Full Service Committee of the International Association of Holiday Inns, also served in the Ambassador Program Of the International Association of Holiday Inns

Professional Licenses
North Carolina Real Estate Salesman License (Previously Licensed)
Florida Real Estate Salesman License (Previously Licensed)
Georgia Real Estate Salesman License (Previously Licensed)
New Hampshire Licensed Real Estate Broker

Affiliations
CHA – Certified Hotel Administrator
CCRA – Certified Commercial Real Estate Appraiser
CREA – Certified Real Estate Appraiser
Florida Real Estate Salesman License (Previously Licensed)
Georgia Real Estate Salesman License (Previously Licensed)
North Carolina Real Estate Salesman License (Previously Licensed)
New Hampshire Real Estate Broker – Active

Credentials

Education
New Hampshire College – B.S. in Business Studies with concentration in Accounting & Business Management – Magna Cum Laude

Work Experience

1997 to Present – Great American Hotel Group, Inc. f/k/a Ocean Hospitalities, Inc.
Controller

• Coordinate on-site property takeovers and terminations
• Member of internal audit team
• Responsible for monthly financial statements for multiple properties, including cash and accrual basis accounting
• Responsible for cash management and forecasting for multiple properties
• Participate in budget preparation
• Review monthly sales & use and occupancy tax returns
• Train and supervise staff

Relevant experience

Ability to take over a property on short notice, set up bank accounts, payroll, merchant processing for credit cards. Experience also includes closing out financials and settling accounts when a property sells or ownership is transferred.

Credentials

Education
Regis College, Denver, CO– Bachelor of Arts

Memberships
Greater Cincinnati Hotel/Motel Association
Greater Cincinnati Convention & Visitors Bureau
Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Greater Cincinnati Human Resources Association
Greater Sharonville Hotel/Motel Association
Greater Sharonville Convention & Visitors Bureau
Greater Sharonville Chamber of Commerce
Former Board Member & President of Social health Education
Volunteer Muscular Sclerosis
Volunteer Downs Syndrome

Over 30 years experience in hospitality industry

Work Experience

2006 to Present – Great American Hotel Group f/k/a Ocean Hospitalities, Inc.
Corporate Director of Human Resources

• Responsible for providing oversight to 23 properties with more that 800 employees, working closely with each General Manager and Regional Directors of Operations to ensure each hotel provides a safe work place with fair wages in an environment that is free from discrimination or harassment while encouraging each employee to excel to their full potential.
• Responsible for providing takeover services to include evaluation of existing staff, review and verification of existing employee files to confirm eligibility, ensuring payroll is set up properly, issuing & reviewing the Employee Handbook, and conducting orientation.
• Responsible for providing on-going training/review of company policies and procedures as well as brand standards to ensure employees can meet and or exceed guest expectations.
• Responsible for providing support to individual hotels by handling sensitive HR issues and defusing potential situations before they get out of hand, making referrals to the corporate attorney as needed.

1994 – 2006 – Ocean Hospitalities, Inc.
General Manager, and Director of Operations for multi-property portfolio

1984 – 1993 – Hilton Hotels
Director of Human Resources – 320 Room Unionized Hotel

• Key member of negotiation team
• Responsible for dispute and grievance resolution
• Represented the hotel on the union employee pension board
• Sought and implemented benefit package for all non-union associates.
• Promoted to AGM overseeing Human Resources, Housekeeping, Security, Front Office
• Promoted to GM

1983 – Hyatt Regency Cincinnati
Human Resources Manager

Relevant Experience

• General Manager – Best Western, Comfort Inn, Crowne Plaza
• General Manager involved in major renovation and reflagging of an independent hotel to a full service major brand
• General Manager of multi unit portfolio of hotel responsible for assisting third party client in the sale of individual hotel properties.
• Human Resources Manager, Hilton & Hyatt hotels

Over 35 years experience in hospitality industry working positions in every hotel department, convention and visitor’s bureau sales and tourism departments, and restaurant operations.

Credentials:

Education
Benedictine College – Atchison, KS – Bachelor of Arts Physical Education/Journalism – 1977

Achievements
Board Member – Norfolk Hotel/Motel Association
Board Member – Indian River Tourism Committee
Vice President – Kissimmee Hotel/Motel Association
Board Member – Colorado Tourism Board
Chairman – Colorado Tourism Board Bus Tour Development Committee
Tourism Employee of the Year – State of Colorado  

Work Experience:

1995 to Present – Great American Hotel Group f/k/a Ocean Hospitalities, Inc.
Corporate Director of Sales & Marketing

• Pre-opening services to include brand sales ramp up, market competition study, property positioning, rate positioning, sales team production goals, direct/indirect/third party strategies, package and collateral development, recruitment and on-site operational opening team.
• Takeover services to include evaluation of existing staff and sales/marketing leadership, review of effectiveness of individual and team goals, review of direct/indirect/third party sales strategies, review of all property sales collateral, advertising, promotional and packages, review competition and adjust comp set as appropriate, review rate positioning.  Modify all programs as dictated by corporate culture.
• On-going services to include providing developmental opportunities for improving sales/marketing skills, ensuring that property sales teams are working with brand partners and regional/national sales to maximize use of brand sales opportunities, are using brand tools and websites effectively, understanding and having command of real time sales operations, directing and supervising property level sales and marketing strategies, monitoring sales and marketing plan development, directing and participating in sales blitzes, attending national and local sales functions, trade shows and other industry events.

Relevant experience

• General Manager – SpringHill Suites, Hilton Garden Inn, Holiday Inn, Howard Johnson
• Director of Food and Beverage – Carambola Beach Resort – USVI
• Restaurant General Manager – Ronaldo’s Restaurant, Methuen, MA and Bertucci’s, North Andover, MA
• Banquet and Catering Services Managers – Marriott Greenspoint, Houston, TX
• Director of Sales and Tourism – Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau
• Sales & Marketing Manager – Newport Golf Club, Newport, NH
• National Sales & Marketing Coordinator – Omni Hotels, Corporate Office, Hampton, NH
• Catering Sales Coordinator – Hyatt Regency Beaver Creek, CO
• Quality Assurance Trainer
• Assistant to Head Coach/Team Travel Coordinator – Washington Diplomats Soccer Club, Washington, DC
• Staff Assistant – Office of Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Washington, DC

Education

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Bachelor of Business Administration, 1994

Relevant Experience

• Provides market analysis and strategy guidance allowing staff to improve overall ADR and RevPAR
• Established relationships with franchisors that enable us to relicense hotels under lender-friendly terms and conditions
• Established relationships with most nationally recognized hotel brokers, enabling us to actively bring about a profitable sale
• Facilitates takeover of hotels for receiverships or foreclosures, overseeing brand transition if applicable while monitoring compliance issues
• Able to provide comprehensive property management, maintenance, renovation, refurbishment, financial and appraisal consulting, as well as marketing services
• Extensive experience and knowledge of food and beverage, as well as inside and outside catering.
• Previous management, operation, and/or ownership of hotel assets franchised by Choice Hotel International, Wyndham Hotel Group, IHG, Accor Hotels, Hilton Worldwide and Marriott International

Personal

Anshu resides in Florida with his wife, son and daughter.