Carmichael Back as White Lodging Associate After Three-Year Absence
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., June 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- White Lodging is pleased to announce the return of Hunter Carmichael to the company. Carmichael is the new General Manager at the Courtyard by Marriott and the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, a dual hotel property in Chandler, Arizona.
"I am thrilled Hunter is rejoining the White Lodging family," said Regional Vice President Lisa Peterson. "For the ten years he was with us previously he was very successful, having worked at seven different properties in Texas, Colorado and Arizona."
Carmichael first joined White Lodging in 1998, immediately after his graduation from Texas Tech University. For the next two years, he worked as the Housekeeping Manager, Front Office Manager and as the Operations Manager at the Marriott Austin South, and Courtyard by Marriott in Austin, San Antonio and Mesquite.
Carmichael then moved on to several other White Lodging-managed properties and accumulated numerous awards. While he was General Manager of the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Austin, Carmichael was nominated for Rookie General Manager of the year. He went on to win General Manager of the Year for three consecutive years while at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Austin. During this period, he was also named Marriott's General Manager of the Year for the South Central Region.
Leaving Austin, Carmichael moved to Salt Lake City where he was the General Manager at the Residence Inn by Marriott. In 2006, White Lodging named him Dual General Manager at the company's new Residence Inn and Courtyard by Marriott property in Grand Junction, Colorado. Because of his efforts there, White Lodging gave him Opening of the Year honors and the Top Recruiter of Outstanding Talent Award.
Most recently, Carmichael worked for Marriott International serving as General Manager of the 198-room SpringHill Suites in Downtown Miami.
"I started my career with White Lodging more than 13 years ago, and I've never lost sight of the core values the company promotes," said Carmichael. "I look forward to instilling these values in the team at the Courtyard and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Chandler, while creating an environment of associate engagement and continued success in the market."
White Lodging Services Corporation was established in 1985 and is headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana. White Lodging is a fully integrated hotel ownership, development, and operations company – a recognized leader that has defined and cultivated the ability to achieve consistent, sustainable growth among mid- to large-scale hotels across the country. Their current portfolio consists of over 155 hotels in 18 states and encompasses representation of the following leading brands: Marriott International, Inc., Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Global, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, InterContinental Hotel Group, and Carlson Hotels Worldwide.
For more information about White Lodging, please visit www.whitelodging.com or call 219-472-2900.
SOURCE White Lodging Services Corporation
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