Management - Corporate Management Support

Corporate Management Support
Cooper Hotels achieves through teamwork. People and talent are paramount throughout in managing the award-winning hotels. Teamwork utilizes the company's resources for maximum achievement so there is a depth of expert management for hotel development, operations, technology, finance, law, and capital improvement.

The Cooper Hotels corporate team of experienced, loyal executives operate in an atmosphere where talent and innovation are appreciated.

DAVID KRUEGER, CPA, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Cooper Hotels - He joined the company in 1985, after eleven years at Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Krueger directs the financial and accounting functions. He is a graduate of Miami University of Ohio, and he holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin.

BRIAN CARNEY, Vice President of Operations, Cooper Hotels - Mr. Carney joined the company in 1986 as corporate food and beverage director. Prior to that, he served as department manager of food and beverage for 14 years for Opryland USA and the Grand Ole Opry. He attended Cornell School of Hotel Administration.

ANDY LAUBSCHER, Corporate Director of Food and Beverage, Cooper Hotels - A graduate of the Culinary Institute of Lausanne, Switzerland, Mr. Laubscher oversees all culinary operations and menu development for the Cooper Hotel Group. Prior to joining the company in 1997, he worked for 10 years with Swissotel in executive chef and sous chef positions at the Lafayette Hotel in Boston, the Drake Hotel in New York City and the International Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland.

ALLEN RUFFIN, CPA, Cooper Hotels Controller - Mr. Ruffin is responsible for the accounting operations and telecommunications services. He has over 24 years of experience in finance and accounting. Prior to joining the company in 2000, he was senior vice president of Medshares, Inc. Mr. Ruffin’s background also includes an accounting post with the national CPA firm of Pannell Kerr Forster, where he consulted with numerous hotel clients.

ROBERT WILLIAMS, Director of Accounting and Operations for the CSS Hotels Group - For over 40 years Mr. Williams has been responsible for the CSS Hotels Group financial operations. He is responsible for the accounting operations for CSS Hotels, overseeing and directing the group’s general managers and their hotel operations, data accumulation, reporting, and computer and software requirements.

ALAN JARRETT, CPA, Cooper Hotels Regional Director of Development and Operations - Mr. Jarrett joined the company in 1989 as controller. He now serves as the director of hotel development and regional director of operations for selected Cooper Hotels. A graduate of the University of Memphis, he began his career at the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, served as the corporate accounting manager of a regional bank and was also controller of an investment banking firm.

SHANNON DILWORTH, Cluster Director of Revenue Management - Mrs. Dilworth supports and oversees the revenue management process for the five Cooper Hotels properties located in Naples and Fort Myers, Florida. She is a graduate of St. Norbert College in DePere, Wisconsin. Mrs. Dilworth joined the Hilton Naples staff in 2001, and she has held positions in sales administration, sales management and revenue management.

BOB HORN, Cluster Director of Revenue Management - Prior to joining Cooper Hotels in 2010, Bob spent 10 years with Hilton Worldwide as hotel level revenue manager, regional revenue manager and director of revenue management training, working with the entire Hilton portfolio. He has over 25 years of hospitality experience in rooms division, catering, accounting and group sales in a variety of properties. He has been active in industry organizations including SGMP, NTA, NBTA and HSMAI, presenting on various hospitality industry topics at local, state and national meetings.

LAURA NEMECEK, Cluster Director of Revenue Management - Ms. Nemecek joined Cooper Hotels in March, 2011, after six years with Hilton Worldwide. She has 11 years of extensive revenue management experience, most recently serving as regional director of revenue management with the Hilton and DoubleTree by Hilton brands, supporting the hotel revenue teams and providing guidance on pricing philosophy, optimization of business mix and interpretation of revenue management reports.

CHRISTINA PALILLA, Purchasing - Since joining the company in 2008, she has been responsible for the purchasing management function, including vendor sourcing, price negotiations, scheduling and ensuring that hotel brand standards are met for all new hotel construction and renovation projects. Ms. Palilla holds a BS degree from Woodbury University in Burbank, California. She has over 15 years of purchasing experience, including seven years with Hilton Hotels in the Beverly Hills and Memphis corporate offices.

PAT WEBB, Administrative Assistant to Cooper Hotels President & CEO - Mrs. Webb has over 30 years of experience in support and administrative responsibilities. She is involved in purchasing, scheduling and coordinating overall company activities in the Cooper Hotels headquarters office.

COOPER HOTELS CORPORATE SUPPORT STAFF:

Alan Lamkey, CSS Hotels Group
Linda Keeley, Cooper Hotels
Joyce Scianni, Cooper Realty / Hotels
Joie Barbieri, Cooper Realty / Management
Jenny Prewitt, Cooper Hotels
Teresa Clark, Cooper Hotels
Mary Lynn Whaley, CSS Hotels Group
Hugh Ladd, CSS Computer Services
John Michael, CSS Computer Services
Scott Winchester, CSS Computer Services

TOP