
Mr. LaMotte joined White Lodging in 2001, bringing over 20 years of hospitality-related human resources and operations experience. In his current position, he is responsible for White Lodging’s compensation, benefits, associate relations and risk management administration. His knowledge in this area stems from his experience at property-level human resources administration and his involvement in the design of similar HR organizational functionality. His recent introduction into the organization’s compensation function allowed him to design and implement a comprehensive compensation plan for the organization. Mr. LaMotte is also credited for the introduction of automation to White Lodging’s applicant tracking system as well as its performance evaluation procedure and succession planning process. Additionally, he previously oversaw the recruiting efforts of the company and is responsible for the design and introduction of the international intern program. Prior to White Lodging, he served with Marriott International where he held a variety of human resource administration and operational positions including Area Director of Human Resources, Fairfield Inn Division Director of Human Resources and Training, Regional Director of Human Resources for the Courtyard/Fairfield Inn Division and property GM. Mr. LaMotte received his Operations Management degree from Northern Illinois University and his SPHR certification from the Society for Human Resources Management.