Our Executive Team
Michael Grossman - President and CEO
Michael Grossman has over 20 years of professional experience in leading both direct and asset management companies specializing in multi branded hotel management. Michael received his BBA in marketing from the University of Texas at Austin with highest honors and also earned a J.D. with honors from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Michael's unique "ownership" attitude towards every client is embraced and reflected at every level of PHM Hospitality.
Michael served most recently as EVP for Wyndham International where he was responsible for overseeing the operations of all Wyndham owned assets. In that capacity he was directly responsible for the operations of a hotel portfolio with annual revenues in excess of over 1.5 billion dollars. In addition, he was also responsible for supervising annual capital budgets in excess of 100 million dollars. At Wyndham, Michael also served as President and COO of Performance Hospitality Management (PHM) a multi branded asset management and direct management hotel operating company. The PHM portfolio included all national brands including Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, Sheraton, IHC, as well as multiple independent hotels. He also led a unique national hotel multi branded sales and marketing team responsible for generating significant incremental income for all PHM portfolio hotels. PHM consistently outperformed its competitive set on an annual basis in both revpar growth and operating margin efficiency regardless of hotel type or brand.
Prior to his position at Wyndham International, Michael was COO of Gencom American Hospitality, one of the nation’s largest and most successful independent multi branded hotel company. He has also served as senior VP of Patriot American responsible for all hotel operations of one of the largest real estate investment trust in the country. In the years leading to his time at Patriot American, Michael owned and operated his own multi branded hotel company where he gained the experience to truly understand what an owner needs and wants in sales and operations at their properties.
Kathleen Schorn – Senior Vice President
Kathleen Schorn serves as Senior Vice President of PHM Hospitality; in that capacity she is in charge of the day to day operations of the company. Prior to joining PHM Hospitality she served as the senior asset manager of the Asset Managed division of Wyndham International. In her capacity as senior asset manager for Wyndham owned assets, she was directly responsible for the asset management of a portfolio in excess of 1.5 billion dollars that included all the following brands: Wyndham, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, Doubletree, Embassy Suites, Radisson, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza, Sheraton, and various independent hotels. In that capacity Kathleen worked directly with hotel executive committees, hotel management companies, and major brands to maximize performance of the Wyndham owned assets. In addition, Kathleen headed up the PHM national sales team which was a unique national hotel multi-branded sales and marketing team responsible for generating significant incremental income for all PHM portfolio hotels. Many of these professional sales team members are currently on the PHM Hospitality sales team that Kathleen currently heads up today.
Prior to joining Wyndham International Kathleen attended the University of Texas and graduated with a Bachelors degree.
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