James Lehouiller
March 4, 2024

James Lehouiller

"What can we do better?" is James Lehouiller's battle cry as he travels the globe overseeing the DiLeonardo team's work on six continents. During a career that has taken him...

Chad Sorensen
March 4, 2024

Chad Sorensen

Chad F. Sorensen is Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CHMWarnick, the leading provider of hotel asset management and owner advisory services. Chad is Chair Emeritus of ISHC and...

Ivar Yuste
March 4, 2024

Ivar Yuste

Ivar Yuste founded PHG Hotels & Resorts in 2009 in order to address a niche of the hotel market that was not being fulfilled: providing professional hospitality consulting, based on...

John McCarthy
March 4, 2024

John McCarthy

Born and raised in Mexico. 35 plus years of experience in tourism development, including master-planned communities, hotels, resorts, golf, marinas, timeshares, etc. Head of Bancomer’s Tourism Division and Head of...

Herbert Mascha, Emeritus

I live in Vienna, Austria, and received engineering degrees from the University of Vienna and the University of Florida. Since the late nineties, I have worked for hotel owners and...

Sarah Churchill, Associate

Sarah Churchill joined Benjamin West in February 2020, and leads the Business Development team. Sarah has over a decade of experience in the hospitality industry, having directly managed over $100M...

Hala Matar Choufany
March 4, 2024

Hala Matar Choufany

<span>Hala Matar Choufany is the President for HVS -Middle East, Africa & South Asia; the only global consulting company focused solely on the hospitality industry.</span> <span>Hala is an experienced Regional...

Rachael Rothman
March 4, 2024

Rachael Rothman

As CBRE’s Head of Hotels Research & Data Analysis, Rachael Rothman, CFA, ISHC, is responsible for forecasting, presenting, data analysis, thought leadership, and helping hotel owners, brands, and management companies...

Rabia Shaukat
March 4, 2024

Rabia Shaukat

Rabia Shaukat is a PwC qualified Chartered Accountant as well as an ACCA with 15 years of experience within finance & accounting. She has served as the finance director and...