Cheryl L. Matthews |
ATLANTA, Ga. (Oct. 1, 2014) – Hospitality Ventures
Management Group (HVMG), an Atlanta-based, privately owned hotel ownership and
management company, announced that Cheryl L. Mathews has been named
vice-president of accounting.
In her new role,
Mathews and her team are tasked with ensuring that each hotel owner receives
accurate and timely financial statements, supporting the hotels in all of their
accounting and financial needs and ensuring proper asset management systems and
processes are in place, including cash management and risk management, among
other accounting related responsibilities.
“With 26
years in the hospitality industry, more than 20 of which were focused on
accounting, Cheryl brings a uniquely focused skill set that will prove
invaluable as we continue to grow and augment our management platform and
infrastructure,” said Maria D’Alessandro, senior vice president and CFO
of HVMG.
Maria D'Alessandro |
“Her experience working with some of the largest owners and
operators in the industry to provide timely and proactive financial services
proved pivotal in those companies’ growth.
We have every expectation that she will contribute the same at HVMG.”
Previously, Mathews held executive positions at several hotel management
companies, including Interstate Hotels and Resorts, Noble Management Group,
Wyndham International and Renaissance Hotels & Resorts.
As vice-president of
treasury and vice-president of accounting at Interstate, Mathews led the
implementation of an e-payment system which modernized and streamlined the
accounts payable payment process and an electronic balance sheet account
reconciliation system for all domestic and international full service
hotels.
Mathews
has won numerous industry awards, including 2002 Manager of the Year for
Wyndham Hotel-Atlanta Downtown and Marriott’s Southeast Region Award for
Internal Controls for 1998.
“Hotel
owners deserve and expect robust, timely and transparent financial
reports," Mathews said.
"Helping non-financial managers understand accounting is a
particular passion of mine, so I feel very confident that I can make a positive
impact by working with the property-level teams as we strive toward
industry-leading reporting systems for our owners.”
For a complete
copy of the company’s news release, please contact:
Chris Daly
Daly Gray, Inc.
703-435-6293
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