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| Kristie Dickinson |
BOSTON, MA — Founding
partners, Rich Warnick, Sandy Luke, Ken Wilson and Chad Crandell of
CHMWarnick, the leading provider of hotel asset management and owner advisory
services, today announced the promotions of executive team members Kristie
Dickinson, Derek Olsen and Larry Trabulsi to managing director and partner
of the firm.
“CHMWarnick
would not be the organization it is today without the invaluable efforts of
Kristie, Derek and Larry,” said Chad Crandell, managing director/CEO,
CHMWarnick.
“Combined, they have provided 55 years of
service to our company and our clients, and we look forward to their continued
success as the next generation of senior leaders at CHMWarnick.”
Kristie Dickinson (ISHC), Managing
Director/EVP
A 29-year hospitality industry veteran,
Dickinson is a founding member of the CHMWarnick team. She has advised clients
on more than 200 hotels across all product tiers.
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Chad Crandell
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She specializes in developing asset
repositioning plans, identifying value enhancement strategies, underwriting
acquisitions and optimizing value through asset management.
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| Sandra (Sandy) Luke |
Her creativity, business acumen and vision
have been integral to CHMWarnick’s growth over the past two decades, and her
success is largely a result of the corporate culture that she has helped shape
and nurture.
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Ken Wilson
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In her role as managing director/EVP,
Dickinson will continue to focus on corporate revenue strategy, business
development and strategic growth initiatives for the company and portfolio
while working with the asset management team to enhance client service
offerings.
Dickinson serves on the Board of Directors
as Treasurer and co-chair of the Awards Committee for the International Society
of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC).
She received her degree in Hotel Administration from the
University of New Hampshire and earned a certificate in Hotel Revenue
Management from Cornell University.
Derek Olsen,
Managing Director/EVP
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Derek Olsen
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Olsen brings 29 years of
hospitality industry experience spanning investment, brokerage, consulting and
hotel asset management.
As managing director/EVP, Olsen
will maintain his efforts to advise owners, developers, investors and
lenders to acquire, reposition and enhance the value of hospitality real
estate.
He is responsible for asset
managing a client portfolio of hotels valued at approximately $500M, including
a wide range of operations from newly built luxury/lifestyle assets to
select-service portfolios located in primary and secondary markets across the
U.S.
Olsen brings expertise in
development planning and operational ramp-up of new hotels, having opened two
properties within the last 24 months alone.
He also is responsible for leading
a team focused on equity and debt acquisition services and oversees the
implementation of special projects related to CHMWarnick’s technology platform,
Proph+IT™.
He is a graduate of Cornell
University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management,
and a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received his
Master of Science in Real Estate.
He is a member of the Hospitality Asset
Managers Association (HAMA) and has written several industry articles for
lodging operations and finance publications.
Larry Trabulsi (CHAM), Managing Director/EVP
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| Larry Trabulsi |
Trabulsi
has 27 years of hospitality industry experience in operations, consulting and
more than half his career dedicated to creating value for hotel owners through
asset management.
Trabulsi
has served as an active member of HAMA for over a decade, holding numerous
board and committee positions, including international chair, and currently
serves as the organization’s president.
He has
extensive capital planning and renovation oversight experience and has been
involved in single renovation projects of over $30 million.
As managing
director/EVP, Trabulsi is responsible for overseeing a team and asset managing
a client portfolio valued at $1 billion in hospitality real estate.
Trabulsi is
a Certified Hotel Asset Manager (CHAM), an advanced certification held by only
a select few within the discipline.
He is a member of the Real Estate Finance
Association (REFA) of Greater Boston and is regarded as an industry thought
leader, speaking regularly at hotel investment conferences and authoring
articles on ownership issues.
Trabulsi holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance/Investments
and a Master’s in Business Administration from Babson College.
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