
Mr. Peck was appointed as the COO in January 2007 where he is responsible for day to day operations of the management division. He currently oversees 135 hotels in fourteen states and over 6000 associates. Mr. Peck started with White Lodging as the opening General Manager for the 617-room Louisville Marriott Downtown Convention Center, where he was responsible for all aspects of operations and the balanced scorecard. He also served as the Senior Vice President/Western Division, where he was responsible for half of the management portfolio approximately 55 hotels. Previous positions include over 18 years of experience with Marriott International including General Manager for the Frenchman’s Reef and Morningstar beach resort, General Manager Costa Rica Marriott, Area Director of Marketing for Central America region, Opening Director of Marketing for Costa Rica Marriott and Los Suenos Marriott. His professional accomplishments include Marriott International’s General Manager Leadership Award, Alice S. Marriott Award for community service, Marriott’s hotel opening of the year award for the Louisville Marriott and multiple sales leadership awards with Marriott. He received a B.S. in Marketing from University of West Florida and has served on numerous industry boards and committees throughout his 25 year career.