Jamie Sabatier was born with a passion for traveling and exploring—he flew to France on Pan Am with his Father on his first trip as an infant and hasn’t stopped moving since. To date, he has checked off 48 states in the US and 47 countries and counting—he loves seeing new places, trying new things and notes that wherever he goes with friends and family is always considered his “new favorite place.” A strong family man, Jamie and his wife Heather met at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Business and have raised three children that share their wanderlust and appreciation for faraway places—from Panama to Hong Kong and everything in between. Self-proclaimed foodies, he and his family are equally happy discovering authentic hole-in-the-wall joints as they are cooking gourmet meals at home in Denver.

Jamie is admired for his skilled and innovative leadership, playing an integral role in the company’s future and new phase of growth. With years of experience in the hospitality industry, he believes a memorable hotel stay should foster a sense of place and provide a service level that is personalized and warm. Jamie brings an entrepreneurial spirit to Two Roads, inspiring associates every day to serve as “cultural ambassadors and high performers” – the perfect recipe for success. When out of the office, he spends his time giving back to the community through volunteer work and can often be found on a sports field or court competing and trying to stay in shape.

With family roots tied to the south where Southern Hospitality reigns, Tom Luersen is most comfortable in his flip-flops and tennis shoes and thrives on new adventures and experiences…usually with a twist of adrenaline. A dedicated family man, who claims his wife of 28 years is his best friend and soulmate, Tom beams with pride when describing the unequivocal ‘secret sauce’ of Two Roads Hospitality: caring and passionate people.

A wannabe athlete, but in reality a better strategist and coach than player, Tom revels in analogies and metaphors from sports that relate to leadership and competitiveness in the workplace. His weekend warrior activities, whether it be biking, running, golfing or catching a college or professional game—any sport—fuel his competitive spirit and drive to win. Tom is a son of a career hotelier and contends he will work until he no longer can because “it’s fun and inspiring” and “it keeps me young!”

With an extensive track record in driving strategic marketing efforts and customer loyalty initiatives, Sherri is focused on global brand architecture and customer relationship management for Two Roads Hospitality, overseeing the company’s marketing strategy, branding, e-commerce, public relations and social media platforms.

Before joining Two Roads, Sherri redefined credit card marketing for Capital One, where she oversaw acquisition, strategy, retention and partnerships as Senior Vice President. Prior to joining Capital One, Sherri held the role of Senior Vice President of Marketing & Advertising at MGM Resorts International, where she drove marketing strategy and developed the ground-breaking customer loyalty initiative M life. Sherri formerly spent more than 18 years at Sprint Nextel Corporation, where she held several key management positions in marketing. Previously, she worked for General Electric and is a graduate of GE’s Financial Management program.

Sherri earned her master’s degree in business administration from the University of Missouri – Kansas City as well as her bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Nebraska.

André Fournier paints a picture of success for every challenge that comes his way with the mantra: “Believe in your mind that you can, and you will.” He provides Global Strategy to achieve the organization’s topline sales, marketing, and revenue goals through Omni channel marketing and branding objectives for a multi-brand portfolio. He leads global group and travel industry sales, customer relationship management, marketing, digital and revenue division including: public relations, market research, customer intelligence platforms, social media, and all digital marketing communications, revenue and distribution to increase visibility and accelerate lead generation for the portfolio of assets through B2B and B2C channels. His competitive spirit developed at a young age with years of reigning as a championship wrestler, which he continued into his college days. He is happiest when active—whether it’s fly-fishing, skiing, golfing or simply taking his dog, Phelps, for a long walk and rocking out to Bruce Springsteen. He is a true family man—proud father of three daughters and has spent countless weekends cheering them on at swimming competitions. Thanks to his decision to enter the hospitality industry more than 30 years ago, André met his adoring wife, along the way in the sales department at Keystone Resort in CO. He loves to travel and explore new cultures, which he learned growing up with his parents and siblings touring North America. André’s leadership style is built on the foundation of “Living Above the Line,” coined by motivator Mike Lipkin, which fosters preeminence and accountability in the workplace. André is admired for his integrity, overcoming adversity, compassion and ability to inspire and develop staff by encouraging “intestinal fortitude” or strength from within. He sets high expectations for his team and believes in the freedom to fail. His leadership excellence has led him to win numerous awards, from HSMAI’s Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing, Lowe Enterprises “Spirit of Lowe Award” to Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association’s Sales & Marketing Executive of the Year. He is most at home with his family and friends, enjoying a glass of wine along a river which is always flowing and changing its course.

Todd lends sharp focus to the healthy future of Two Roads, leading the charge for the company’s global growth by sourcing and securing management contracts and investment opportunities. The impact of his 30-year career in the hospitality industry has spanned continents through his senior leadership positions at some of the world’s most well known hotel companies. Todd has lived and worked in the U.S., Asia, Australia and the UK and led the development efforts for IHG, Starwood and Marriott in the Asia Pacific region and, most recently, for Trump Hotel Collection globally.

Todd earned an MBA from Thunderbird Graduate School of International Management and a BA from Alma College, Alma Michigan. He was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the US Development Trust for Scotland’s University of Aberdeen, where he studied briefly as an undergraduate. Todd is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Jorge’s role at Two Roads Hospitality is to oversee the company brand standards, and new hotel openings and property transitions. He also spearheads strategic partnerships for Two Roads and its individual brands.

While in his former role as the Vice President of Openings and Transitions at Kimpton, Jorge led the charge on opening and transitioning more than 40 hotels and 52 restaurants. Prior to Kimpton, Jorge spent 10 years with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, working in various leadership and management positions and helping to open Ritz-Carlton hotels throughout the world.

Jorge lives in Washington, DC with his husband Robert. He dedicates much of his personal time to nonprofit organizations near and dear to his heart, regularly fundraising for GLAD and LGBTQ organizations. In his spare time, Jorge loves all kinds of outdoor activities, including running, swimming, skiing and biking, and he has a killer daily workout routine.

A seasoned hotel operator of nearly 30 years, Rick oversees all aspects of operations for all of Two Roads Hospitality’s lifestyle brands, from supporting the company’s active commitment to operational excellence to facilitating the collaborative team effort between operations, sales, marketing and revenue management for its hotels, resorts and restaurants.

Before joining Two Roads, Rick held tenure at Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants for 11 years, most recently serving as Vice President, Hotel Operations, overseeing the Northeast and Southwest hotels. Prior to Kimpton, Rick worked in leadership positions at Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Adam’s Mark, Hyatt, and Ritz-Carlton. Rick is an alumnus of University of Massachusetts Amherst, serves on their Alumni Advisory Board and is based in New York City.

A strengths-based leader, Robert Mellwig has spent his career assembling winning teams figuring out what is right with people, what they do better than anyone else and leveraging that to beat competitors. He fashions himself as a futurist and technologist, also pushing the organization forward in innovative HR practices, technology and creative thinking. He’s an “experiment at the line” kind of guy who is more parts marketing, business performance and mad scientist than HR. He’s been known to do magic and illusions at company meetings and events.

As Robert and team work to build the best place to work on the planet, associates build friendships, relationships, trust and partnerships to deliver the “secret sauce” that makes Two Roads irreplaceable. His view of the company’s core values starts with its mission: “The Freedom to Go Beyond.” Owners, guests and associates have a level of freedom, choice, and empowerment that is unrivaled in the industry. The team at Two Roads colors outside the lines and pushes for agility, flexibility, and new thinking at every turn. Robert is focused on Destination LIFE, a different twist of work life integration allowing everyone (including himself as a Dad for son, Pierce and daughter, Juliet) to live rich, meaningful lives. Favorite recent quote? Culture Eats Strategy for Lunch.

Mark Hays is a 35-year hospitality veteran and proud native of Colorado. He has been fortunate enough to spend his entire hospitality career in his home state, and even more fortunate to spend it with his lovely wife of 29 years and their four boys. Although his formal education and experience is in accounting, he is one of the very few but proud finance leaders who previously in his career had the opportunity to spend six years as a General Manager. This has helped frame a unique and broad perspective as it relates to achieving business results and collaboration with his fellow leaders. His passion is leadership-based results, driven by strong relationship-building across all disciplines.

Mark believes the most effective leaders surround themselves with outstanding talent who possess unwavering managerial courage and the desire to succeed beyond expectations. And last but certainly not least, his three keys to success: 1) a sharp wit, 2) the ability to consider alternative view points and 3) a heavy dose of rock n’ roll now and then.

Andrew’s passion for technology is surpassed only by his love for family, friends and the outdoors. Born in Glasgow, Scotland to Irish parents and raised in New England, Andrew’s best childhood memories are of his summer adventures on the lakes of Maine and across the green fields of Ireland. Andrew is a progressive technology thought leader with over 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Andrew started his career as an intern with a hotel software company and, after graduating from the University of Vermont, promptly moved out West in search of bigger mountains and deeper snow. Throughout his career Andrew has been fortunate to work for and alongside many talented leaders who have helped him realize the value of incisive business acumen and perceptive emotional intelligence in a technology leader. Andrew’s lifelong commitment to learning and actively building learning organizations was instilled in him by his parents at a young age.

In addition to his undergraduate degree, Andrew earned an MBA from the Leeds School of Business at The University of Colorado in Boulder. Andrew’s loving wife is an accomplished Chef and together they are on an endless quest for authentic travel experiences that take them down the path less traveled. Andrew and his wife can often be found skiing in the Rocky Mountains or enjoying some family time outdoors with their two young daughters.

Born in Northern New Jersey with a passion for food and travel, Landy exudes energy, confidence and pride in his work.

Possessing a broad range of experience in all facets of Food & Beverage operations, Landy has spanned the globe collaborating with some of the best chefs and industry leaders, fine-tuning his skills and hospitality acumen. His leadership style focuses on “inspiration over motivation” and he believes that putting his team first is the key to his success. Landy plays a lead role in contract strategy, concept design, and achieving financial success, while maintaining a fluid oversight of day-to-day operations.

Landy is a graduate of Florida State University and currently resides between Denver, Colo. & Montgomery, N.Y. with his wife, Briana, and their two sons Landy Alan (4.5 years old) & Luca Andrés (8 months old).

Becky Lumly is a passionate hospitality professional, with more than fifteen years of experience in various financial and development leadership roles in both the United States and Caribbean. Prior to finding her home in the hospitality industry, Becky earned a CPA certificate in Colorado and spent several years in public accounting with Arthur Andersen and KPMG. Becky joined Two Roads Hospitality in 2012 and currently resides in Denver, Colorado with her husband, Jonathan, and two children, Ava (8) and Jackson (5). When she is not visiting the amazing Two Roads portfolio of hotels and resorts and supporting and inspiring Finance and Operations leaders across the company, Becky enjoys spending time with her family, and exploring the globe near and far.

Kathleen’s passion for hotel revenue management shows in the Two Roads Hospitality portfolio’s consistently positive year-over-year market share growth. She has a unique ability in understanding people’s strengths and lining them up with hotel needs, ensuring that the overall revenue team is set up to drive optimal market share. Always nimble, she has a strong sense of when and how to quickly apply changes needed to guarantee continued success. Change management has become a big part of her job over the years and ensuring that the company continues to remain on the cutting edge of revenue management and distribution.

Kathleen brings over 25 years of experience throughout the multi-faceted hospitality industry to her role at Two Roads Hospitality. Her experience ranges from consulting, authoring of professional publications, and working on property to varying positions in the corporate office of a dynamic, faced-paced, global hotel company.

As Senior Vice President of Revenue & Distribution for Two Roads Hospitality, she is charged with the overall revenue strategies and increasing hotel market share for the portfolio, as well as optimizing the company’s revenue management foundation for all brands, including the organizational set up, expert human resources and deployment, technology platform, tools and connectivity.

In addition to her day job, Kathleen has been an active member of HSMAI since 2005, serving as the Chair for the Revenue Management Advisory Board in 2014 and 2015. She is also the author of the first best-selling industry revenue management publication, “Defining Revenue Management: Top Line to Bottom Line,” published by HSMAI in 2006;as well as two editions of “Evolving Dynamics of Revenue Management,” published in 2010 and 2015.

The publications serve as the official study guide for the industry recognized revenue management certification offered by HSMAI – CRME (Certified Revenue Management Executive). They are also used as the curriculum in Universities such as Cornell University, NYU and Michigan State University.

Kathleen earned her B.S. from Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts, has received certificates in “Hotel Yield Management” from Horand Vogel and Associates, and “E-Business Strategy” from the University of Chicago. The mother of three, she resides with her family in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Mark has over thirty-six years of experience in finance, real estate development and the leisure industry in Southeast Asia. A graduate of Stanford University and formerly a Vice President of Citibank, he was a partner in a corporate financial advisory firm based in Jakarta for ten years before concentrating on the hotel and leisure sectors. Mark has been associated with a number of successful brands in the leisure industry including as a founding partner of GHM Indonesia, a hotel management company that operated a number of boutique hotels. He was also a founding partner of Mandara Spa Asia — the leading global operator of resort spas. Mark is a founder of Alila Hotels & Resorts and the driving force behind the group’s green initiatives and community involvement projects in Asia. In Two Roads Hospitality Asia, he oversees the new developments, corporate strategy and brand direction in Asia.

A graduate of the Centre International de Glion, Switzerland, Frederic first moved to Asia with the Accor group in their hotel expansion into Indonesia and Malaysia. His hotel and tourism industry expertise in Europe and Asia spans more than two decades. Since joining Alila as Managing Director in 2001, Frederic’s passion and eye for detail have been instrumental in honing the Alila service standards and heading the group’s expansion in Asia. A passionate hotelier and a creative innovator, he was the driving force behind the ultra-luxe Alila Villas and its brand delivery. As CEO, Frederic oversees all Two Roads Hospitality Asia’s operational partnerships and leads the Asia Pacific expansion of this multi-branded lifestyle platform.

Guy’s distinguished career spans two continents over ten years with Aman resorts in various regional capacities before he joined Australia’s Voyages Hotels and Resorts to manage the brand’s top eight signature properties. His credentials also include his tenure as Head of Operations for First Light International in Australia. In his role of Chief Operating Officer at Two Roads Hospitality Asia, Guy brings with him a wealth of operational experience along with an innate knowledge in luxury services. He was instrumental in bringing on-board, the Alila Purnama, which has become a huge success for the brand since its inception in 2012. Besides strengthening the operational components of the business, Guy enforces the brand promise and service delivery as well as ensures the business performance of each Two Roads Hospitality Asia brand with good asset management practices.

Doris has an illustrious career spanning more than twenty years in the hospitality industry. She was the first Asian woman to serve as education chairperson at the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) for Asia and as the representative on the Asia Pacific Council. A well-respected professional, her work earned much recognition, which bagged the ACTE President’s Award in 2002 for her regional contributions. March 2009 saw Harper’s Bazaar Japan profiled her work in their story on ‘successful Asian career women’. Industry awards had her on the 2013 List of the Top 100 “Most Influential People in the Hospitality Industry” and the 2016 CMO ASIA List of Asia’s 50 Woman Leaders for the Leadership Excellence Award. Doris was the first person appointed at Alila Hotels and Resorts Corporate Office to drive sales & marketing and to grow the brand 14 years ago. As Chief Marketing Officer, she oversees brand positioning and pre-opening hotels while driving global marketing to optimise ROI and business conversion.

Frances joins Two Roads Hospitality Asia with more than fifteen years of human resources experience acquired across multiple countries. Since being lured away from Australia to the Asia Pacific region ten years ago, Frances has held a number of property-based and regional roles with Hilton and in the financial services industry. She has also previously held human resources roles with the Accor group. As Vice President, Human Resources – Asia, Frances will strengthen the human resources function to ensure delivery of the Two Roads Hospitality promise to both our guests and our employees.

Wisesa joins Two Roads Hospitality Asia with more than thirty-two years of finance experience acquired both in Indonesia and other countries such as Maldives, Thailand, Bhutan and Singapore. He has held a number of property-based and regional Financial Controller roles, including with COMO Hotels as Group Financial Controller based out of Bangkok and Singapore. With his international work experience (Melia Hotels, Shang-ri La, Four Seasons, Hard Rock Hotels, COMO Hotels), Wisesa will strengthen the internal control function to ensure best accounting practices are in place throughout the group and continue developing the property management team on business and finance acumen.

Already a key member of the Two Roads Hospitality Asia family, Sean Brennan joined the Alila brand in 2007 as the opening General Manager at Alila Villas Uluwatu to launch the new crafted luxury brand. Under his leadership, the property has achieved significant success and much recognition for its service quality. With his 32 years of hospitality experience in Australia, Hilton properties in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, Millennium Hilton Bangkok, Grand Hilton Seoul, and armed with a degree in Hotel Operations and Hotel Management from Switzerland, he brings together a winning combination of dynamism and creativity. Of dual nationality – Australian and British – Sean’s well-honed leadership and people skills will oversee all Two Roads Hospitality Asia new development.

As a graduate of École hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland, Patrick brings with him over 20 years of sales, marketing and operations experience with international hospitality groups including Mandarin Oriental, Le Meridien, Relais & Chateaux, and most recently, Hyatt Hotels. His life and career have taken him to many places outside of his home country of Germany such as Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, the United States, Switzerland and Malawi, which have helped to hone his additional language skills in French, Bahasa Indonesia and Mandarin. Patrick is responsible for defining and executing the overall strategies for sales and revenue management for the group. He works closely with the General Managers, Cluster Sales & Marketing teams in Indonesia, China and India, property Sales, Marketing and Revenue Management teams, and also with our Global Sales Associates.

As a Singaporean and a graduate of National University of Singapore, Kenneth brings with him over 20 years of engineering experience. Through his career, he has worked in many international hotel companies such as Grand Hyatt, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Hilton Worldwide, Mulia Group, Dusit

International, Macau Legend Development and most recently Solaire Resort and Casino – where he held the role of Vice President, Property Services.

Julian Ayers has a wealth of experience from various international management positions in India, Oman, the Caribbean, Indonesia and the UK. His most recent role prior to joining Two Roads Hospitality Asia was as General Manager of the Eros Hotel managed by Hilton Hotels in Delhi, India. In his new roles, Julian Ayers will oversee his respective region’s day-to-day operations, sales and marketing activities and manage future growth strategies. He will be working closely with their regional development teams to help execute Two Roads Hospitality Asia’s growth plans in the key markets of India and the Middle East.

An Australian national, Steve began his career in the hospitality industry in his hometown of Fremantle. At just 21, he was appointed Assistant Hotel

Manager of the Norfolk Hotel in Perth and was then recruited to Indonesia as part of the opening team for a local theme park. Prior to joining Two Roads Hospitality Asia, Steve was General Manager of The Villas, Bali, a boutique villa establishment of 50 private villas where he also spearheaded the opening of one of Asia’s largest high-end spas “Prana” and sister outlet “Chill”. In addition to developing and launching Spa Alila in four countries, Steve played a pivotal role in creating the natural signature amenities and spa products for brand Alila worldwide. He is a passionate waterman who follows movements in sports science, aromatherapy and alternative healing.

CJ brings 17 years of experience to her clients, in both operations and consultancy. In China since 2005, she has collaborated with the leading real estate developers, most recently as Director of Hospitality Real Estate for PKF Consulting Inc. Her wealth of knowledge in the full cycle of hotel development is of considerable value to any hospitality related project.

Chris has spent over 18 years in Asia. Throughout his career, he has worked with HVS Executive Search, AETHOS Consulting Group and Rediscovered Limited. Chris joins us from his most recent role in Centara International Management – Bangkok. Chris is responsible for further expanding our portfolio by sourcing and negotiating hotel management across South East Asia, India and Middle East.