Mike Grippo

Mr. Grippo joined White Lodging in February 2006 to ensure the overall achievement of rooms and catering sales, top line budgets and RevPar goals for approximately 65 hotels. He is directly responsible for filling open positions through topgrading, maintaining internal consistency and alignment, managing profitability and determining the topline sales budget for openings, takeovers and conversions. Additional strategic initiatives include the annual business plan, market and reactive sales, and driving the sales culture. Previously, Mr. Grippo served with Marriott International in various positions, most recently as Director of Marriott’s New Jersey Sales Office, where he was responsible for the sales and service of 26 Marriott hotels. Career highlights include being awarded the Sales Team of the Year for the Mid-Atlantic in 2000 for the JW Marriott Washington DC Sales team, Marriott International’s Chairman’s Circle and President’s Circle and Sales Manager of the Year – Caribbean Latin America Region in 1995. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved with ASAE, PCMA, MPI and Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington. He received a B.A. in Communications from Rutgers University.

• Hospitality Management Division Leaders:



• » Jon Peck
• Chief Operating Officer, Hospitality Management
• » Joe Frasca
• Vice President Food and Beverage Operations
• » John LaHaise
• Vice President, Engineering
• » Mary Jo Dolasinski
• Vice President, Learning Services
• » Steve Ransone
• Vice President, Talent and Organizational Capability
• » Kim Meyerholtz
• Corporate Director of Rooms Operations
• » Robert Morse
• Senior Director, Corporate Revenue Management
• » Mike Wernet
• Vice President of Asset Management
• » Kevin Grandin
• Regional Vice President, Region 1
• » Lucie Manley
• Regional Vice President, Region 2
• » Dave Montrose
• Regional Vice President, Region 3
• » Hal Cook
• Regional Vice President, Region 4
• » Chip Young
• Regional Vice President, Region 6
• » John Randall
• Regional Vice President, Region 7
• » Michelle Rose
• Vice President, Sales and Marketing
• » Mike Grippo
• Vice President, Sales and Marketing
• » Gill Lapeire
• Regional Director of Sales and Marketing