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DEREK
OLSEN
Derek Olsen, an alum of the HVS Miami office, is
presently a Director with Capital Hotel Management, Beverly,
MA. Prior to this he was working as a Director with O'Connell
Hospitality Group in Boston and performed portfolio analyses,
provided transaction services for major financial institutions,
implemented disposition plans of national real estate
companies for non-strategic assets, evaluated alternative
land uses and sourced financing for hotel and resort acquisitions
and development projects.
With HVS, Derek completed consulting assignments involving
projects with a market capitalization in excess of USD
3 billion. Derek is also an alum of Cornell University,
School of Management (Class of 1992) and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (Class of 2000). He co-authored
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KIMBERLY MOFFITT
HEHIR
Kimberly Moffitt Hehir has served as Vice President
of strategic planning for The Leading Hotels of the World
Ltd. since 2003. She is responsible for managing the company's
11 joint ventures and ancillary businesses, and acts as
a liaison between each department within the organization
to ensure that all goals are consistent with the company's
strategic plan. Kimberly is also responsible for sourcing
and evaluating new business opportunities and implementing
those which yield a substantial return on investment,
deliver value to the shareholders, enhance member benefits,
and will achieve the company's overall goal of becoming
an all-inclusive provider of goods and services to the
luxury marketplace. Prior to joining The Leading Hotels
of the World, Ltd., Kimberly was a Senior Investment Analyst
at Shaffer & Company, which owned and asset managed
over USD1 billion of luxury hotel properties.
Kimberly was a senior investment analyst at Shaffer &
Company, which owned and asset managed over USD1 billion
of luxury hotel properties, many of which are members
of The Leading Hotels of the World. Prior to that, she
was the global director of marketing and corporate communications
for Sonnenblick-Goldman Company, an international real
estate investment-banking firm averaging USD10 billion
in annual transactions. Before joining Sonnenblick-Goldman,
Kimberly was the director of strategic marketing for HVS
International.
Recently named as one of Travel Agent Magazine's "Most
Powerful Women in Travel," Kimberly has authored numerous
articles; lectured at various universities, including
Cornell University, Pennsylvania State University, Sacred
Heart University and NYU where she was an adjunct professor;
spoken at a number of conferences, including the World
Congress for Tourism, the NYU Investment Conference, the
Lodging Conference, the AH&MA Annual Conference, European
Leisure Real Estate Symposium and the Relais & Châteaux
Annual Conference; and organized large industry events
including the Asia's Hotel Investment Conference and the
United Nations Conference for Tourism.
A graduate of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration,
Kimberly is a member of the President's Council of Cornell
Women, has served as the Cornell Hotel Society's New York
City Chapter President since 2003, and is a member of
the Board of Directors for HMS World Supply, LLC, a technology
company that provides electronic commerce solutions to
global companies.
Look out for more updates on Kimberly in this space! |
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LINDA
YANG
Linda serves as a director of The Ackman-Ziff Real
Estate Group, specializing in financing and investment
sales for hospitality assets. Previously with Sonnenblick
Goldman, Linda completed $2 billion in hotel transactions,
representing a variety of institutional and opportunistic
investors, in addition to owner/operators. While at HVS
International, Linda consulted and appraised in excess
of $2 billion in hospitality real estate.
Her experience included feasibility analysis, market studies,
acquisition due diligence, and the valuation of hotel,
motel, resort, and mixed-use developments for a variety
of institutional, corporate banking and individual clients.
Linda has also held various management positions with
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts at the Four Seasons Hotel
in Philadelphia. Linda is a graduate of Cornell's School
of Hotel Administration and is a board member of the Cornell
Hotel Society's New York City Chapter. |
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LUCIENNE
ANHAR
After graduating with a BSci from the Lausanne Business
School of Hospitality Management, Lucienne Anhar
worked for HVS in New York, where she was in charge of
appraising over 60 hotels and worked on hospitality consulting
projects and feasibility studies. After almost three years
in HVS, she rejoined her family business in Bali and Java,
Tugu Hotels Group (www.tuguhotels.com).
She developed and operates four luxury art hotels and
two private villas in Bali and Java, as well as four independent
fine dining restaurants in Jakarta.
For her, Tugu, the group of hotels and restaurants, is
very special - They are small but quite well known now
for their unique hospitality and artful design. It's really
something she is very proud of. |
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MARK
OWENS
Mark Owens serves as a Managing Director of Ackman-Ziff
and is responsible for the origination and placement of
hospitality related transactions, including debt, equity,
joint venture equity and transaction sales. Mark was formerly
a Vice President at Sonnenblick Goldman and closed $3
billion in transactions representing a variety of institutional
and opportunistic investors as well as ownership/management
companies.
Mark also worked at HVS New York office, where he consulted
on more than $2 billion in hospitality real estate, including
expert testimony, valuations, feasibility analysis, operational
consulting and strategic marketing initiatives.
Mark Owens is a graduate of Cornell's School of Hotel
Administration, is an active participant in the Cornell
Hotel Society's New York Chapter, and has been a frequent
guest lecturer at New York University. |
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MIGUEL
RIVERA
Miguel Rivera currently oversees Jones Lang LaSalle's
transaction based activities in Latin America. Prior to
joining Jones Lang LaSalle in 2005, Miguel was an Associate
Director at Standard & Poor where he rated CMBS transactions
involving assets through out the US, while taking a leading
role in developing criteria to evaluate commercial mortgages
secured by Mexican collateral. Previously, he was a Vice
President for HVS, a global hotel consulting firm where
he valued more than $2 billion worth of hospitality real
estate. Miguel formed part of the Vancouver and San Francisco
offices. He also helped to initiate HVS's Mexico business
in 1999.
Miguel has a MBA from Yale University and a BS in Hotel
Administration from Cornell University. |
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PEGGY
YIP
Peggy Yip joined the Hong Kong office of Horwath
HTL in June 2006. Since that time, Peggy has conducted
a number of feasibility and market studies as well as
renovation and repositioning studies throughout Mainland
China and North Asia. Peggy has also been involved with
management selection process for prominent developers
in Asia. Prior to joining Horwath HTL's consulting team,
Peggy worked at the global headquarters of Hotel Valuation
Services (HVS) in New York, United States and has worked
on nearly 100 projects ranging from valuations to market
studies throughout North America. These projects encompass
all industry segments including 5 star city hotels, resort
properties, mid-scale regional hotels, budget hotels,
and mixed-use developments. Peggy has also authored several
hotel related articles in international lodging trade
journals. Peggy has a Bachelors and Masters of Science
in Hospitality, Tourism and Travel from New York University,
New York, United States of America. |
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WENDY
L. PONG
Wendy is the Senior Manager of Brand Standards
& Compliance for Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, based
at the White Plains, New York global headquarters of Starwood
Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. She manages the Sheraton
global assurance program for over 400 Sheratons worldwide.
Prior to this role, she served as a Manager in the Joint
Ventures & Dispositions team within Starwood's Real
Estate Group.
Prior to working at Starwood, Wendy spent a number of
years working in both hotel operations and hotel consulting,
both domestically and internationally. The hotels in which
she has worked include: The Mayfair Regent in New York
City, The Regent Hong Kong, Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in
Hamburg, Germany, and La Samanna in St. Martin, French
West Indies. Wendy also spent several years working as
a Senior Associate for HVS International in Mineola, New
York, providing hospitality consulting and appraisal services.
Wendy is a Valedictorian of Brooklyn Technical High School.
She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University's
School of Hotel Administration, where she graduated with
Distinction and was named a Cornell National Scholar and
a Cornell Tradition Fellow. Wendy also holds a Master
of Science degree from New York University's Real Estate
School.
Born in Hong Kong, Wendy immigrated to the U.S. at the
age of 10 and spent her teenage years growing up in Staten
Island, New York. Wendy currently resides in Fort Lee,
New Jersey with her daughter Allison and her son Ryan.
Wendy has served as a Board Member of the New York City
Chapter of Cornell Hotel Society and has been involved
with the Cornell Alumni Ambassador Network. Wendy is fluent
in Cantonese and is proficient in German. Her passions
in life include food and travel. |
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DAMIEN
GREENWOOD
Damien Greenwood came to HVS Boston as a Senior
Associate in March of 2006. During his tenure with us
he was engaged in many notable assignments. Highlights
of his career with HVS included being the point person
on a 28-asset portfolio acquisition by Rockwood Capital
from Ocean Properties, the appr>aisal of a proposed hotel
at the Gillette Stadium (home of the New England Patriots),
and the due diligence for a proposed water park hotel
in Upstate New York. In May of 2007, Damien left HVS to
pursue his MBA at Cornell University's Johnson School
of Management. He was a recipient of the Park Fellowship,
which is a merit-based, two-year full tuition scholarship
and stipend. Selection of this fellowship is based on
leadership, professional achievements, public service,
and academics. Damien is scheduled to receive his MBA
in 2009.
Damien is currently working on a start-up real estate
investment fund with several of his peers at the Johnson
School. The target fund size is $2 to $3 million. The
goal is to teach real estate focused MBA students how
to analyze real estate investments in both the public
and private markets, with a long term vision of creating
a real estate investment fund that allows students to
invest in public real estate companies and place direct
investments.
We expect great things from Damien and will update you
in the future as to his progress! |
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SEAN
A. HEHIR
Based in New York, Mr. Hehir is Managing Director of Trinity
Investments, LLC, a global real estate investment firm
with offices in New York, Honolulu, Mexico City and Tokyo.
He is responsible for overseeing the firm's investment
activities including sourcing and executing investment
opportunities, formulating investment strategy, structuring
acquisitions and dispositions, and asset management.
Mr. Hehir has more than 12 years of comprehensive experience
in North American and international real estate investments,
primarily hospitality related. While at Trinity Investments,
LLC and its predecessor company, Trinity Investment Trust
L.L.C. Mr. Hehir has executed over of US$3.0 billion of
hotel/resort and commercial real estate investments.
Prior to joining Trinity, in 1998, Mr. Hehir worked for
HVS International as a Senior Associate performing in-depth
market studies, financial analyses, income and expense
projections, valuations and feasibility studies, competitive
market and property positioning studies, and operational
reviews for hotels ranging from limited service to full
service corporate and resort properties.
Mr. Hehir, an Irish citizen, was raised predominantly
in Botswana and also lived in South Africa, Australia
and Switzerland. He holds a Diploma in Hotel Administration
from the Hotel Institute Montreux, Switzerland and is
a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science
degree in Hotel Administration. |
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GEORGE
COMITOS
George Comitos an alumnus of the HVS San Francisco
office, is presently a senior analyst (commercial real
estate appraiser) at Integra - San Francisco, San Francisco,
CA. George is a California State Certified, Commercial
Real Estate Appraiser. Prior to his current position,
George was employed at Washington Mutual Bank, Specialty
Finance Group, and Hulberg & Associates, Inc. (a San
Francisco Bay Area commercial appraisal firm). George
has successfully completed The Appraisal Institute's:
General Comprehensive Exam; Final Commercial Experience
Hours; and All Coursework for the designation of MAI.
He is currently working on completion of the demonstration
appraisal report, with the goal of earning the MAI designation
in early 2009. George now appraises a variety of commercial
real estate property types, including: retail; office;
industrial; and of course, lodging and hospitality properties.
Thanks to Susan Mellen, and Stephen Rushmore, both MAIs,
for the chance to enter this profession and to follow
in their footsteps!
While at HVS, George completed numerous appraisal, and
appraisal consutling assignments. George is also an alum
of Cornell University (SHA Class of 1999 - the last graduating
class of the 21st Century), and The Florida State University
(Class of 1990). While at HVS - San Francisco, George
penned several articles involving hositality and lodging
properties located within nine-county San Francisco Bay
Area.
George A. Comitos
CA OREA #AG029752
Integra - San Francisco
East Bay Office
200 Pringle Avenue, Ste. 325
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 938-2600, ext. 102
(925) 930-6880 FAX
gcomitos@irr.com
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ELIF
BALI
Vice President, Hotel Acquisitions & Development
Loews Hotels
In her role at Loews Hotels, Ms. Bali is responsible for
growing the company through acquisitions, management contracts
and new developments. Most recently these have included
the development of the Loews Atlanta Hotel slated to open
in 2010, the acquisition of the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort
in Henderson, NV (formerly a Hyatt Regency) and the addition
of The Madison, A Loews Hotel in Washington DC to Loews
Hotels' managed portfolio. Prior to joining Loews Hotels
in 2003, she was a Vice President at Sonnenblick-Goldman
Company, a real estate investment banking firm where she
participated in the marketing, structuring and closing
of over $2 billion dollars in hotel capital transactions.
Earlier in her career, Ms. Bali focused on appraisal and
valuation work at the private hospitality consulting firm
HVS International, as well as hotel operations with Hyatt
Hotels. Ms. Bali is a graduate of the School of Hotel
Administration at Cornell University. She has recently
completed her third year of teaching a graduate level
Hotel Market Analysis class at NYU's School of Continuing
and Professional Studies. Professional affiliations include
New York Commercial Real Estate Women (NYCREW Network),
where she served on the Board for five years, as well
as Women's Hospitality Investment Network (WHIN), where
she is a member of the leadership committee. Ms. Bali
lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband Fred Holland. |
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ALUMNI NEWS |
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29th FEB 2008 - Christopher
Balfe (Eco Services, New York) is currently working as a freelancer
based on environment initiatives for the hospitality industry clients.
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22nd FEB 2008 - Riikka
Moreau (Consulting and Valuation, London) an alumnus of the London
Office, returned to work at the beginning of January after six months
maternity leave.
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22nd FEB 2008 - HVS New
York alum Kate Henriksen (Consulting and Valuation, New York )
can now add "mommy" to her list of responsibilities! Kate and her
husband Keith Ohlinger are the proud parents of Ms. Gabrielle Marie.
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| 2nd JUNE 2008 - HVS Alumni
attending the NYU Investment Conference are welcome to join HVS Executive
Search for its Leadership Awards Ceremony, Monday, June 2, 6pm, in
the Starlight Roof of the Waldorf=Astoria. More...
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| 29th JULY 2008 - The HVS
New York office invites you and a guest to join our team at the Marcum
& Kliegman Workplace Challenge Jones Beach State Park Tuesday,
July 29, 2008 at 7:00 PM; 3.5 mile walk/run. More...
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| Fall of 2008 - HVS New York
Office (Sales and Marketing Services) invites alumni to participate
in a seminar on 'Hotel Sales and Marketing Practices' for New York
based hotel owners and operators, in the Fall of 2008. More...
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