DALLAS, TX. February 10, 2017 – Prism Hotels and Resorts announced today that it has promoted Mark Van Amerongen, as well as four other team members as the company continues to experience significant growth. Prism Hotels and Resorts’ President and CEO Steve Van made the announcement.
Promoted from senior vice president of operations to chief operating officer, Mark Van Amerongen will continue his current responsibilities focused on identifying opportunities for growth and overseeing the company’s day-to-day operations of its more than 25 hotels nationally. Prior to joining Prism 6 years ago, Mark served 8 years as executive vice president with Western International in Dallas, overseeing the growth of the management company from start-up to more than 45 hotels. Mark earned his degree in hotel and restaurant management from the State University of New York, and received his CHA designation in 1990.
“Mark has played an absolutely instrumental role in helping to grow the operations of Prism Hotels and Resorts and cultivating our reputation for delivering results,” said Van. “As a result of his strategic vision and leadership, Mark has assembled a team of the best operations folks in the business, and has created a culture of the ‘most satisfied owners.’ He is largely responsible for our successful pivot as a company during the past few years as we now manage some of the best properties in the nation, including the 580 room Hyatt Regency Los Angeles International Airport, and the 428 room Hilton Tucson El Conquistador. We are proud to name him our COO and we will know he will continue to do incredible things in this role.”
In addition, the company has promoted Chris Charbonnet from regional vice president of operations—a position he has held with the company for three years—to senior vice president of operations. In his elevated role he will oversee the company’s robust property portfolio addressing all operational needs, challenges and opportunities. Formerly regional vice president of operations for GF Management overseeing 60 hotel transitions, Charbonnet has more than three decades of extensive experience in the hospitality industry.
Promoted from corporate director of revenue optimization to vice president of revenue optimization, Doll Ogden will begin assisting and supporting Prism’s portfolio of hotels in all areas of revenue management. Prior to joining Prism Hotels, Ogden served as the director of market strategy at Austin, Texas’ Marriott International. With more than 20 years of diverse hospitality industry experience, Ogden has experience in a variety of operations positions.
Previously Corporate Director of Financial Services, Paul Mengacci has been promoted to vice president of finance and analytics. In his new role, Mengacci will oversee the accounting department as well as lead the operations team and assist the new business development team in business analytics functions. Before joining Prism, Paul worked as an assistant controller for Waterford Hotel Group in Connecticut. He brings more than 10 years of hospitality industry experience to the Prism team, including valuable perspective gained working in both operations and accounting roles.
George Davis has been promoted from corporate taskforce engineer/project manager to corporate director of engineering. George has been with Prism Hotels & Resorts over 8 years and has been in the hospitality industry for over 30 years, in all phases of renovations, flag changes and other critical engineering functions.
“Our great people are our differentiator,” said Van. “We continue to grow securing the management of some of the best hotels in the country, and we are continuing to invest in our talent as we expand our operations. These professionals are among the best in the business with a diverse and deep hospitality background. We look forward to seeing them thrive in 2017 in these elevated roles.”
For more information, please visit www.prismhotels.com.
