ATLANTA, Georgia—Officers of 5 Star Group introduced that Kimberly Rowell has been named govt vice chairman of 5 Star Hospitality Administration. Rowell joined the group in February 2023 and has spent the previous 20 months making an affect. Moreover, Dream Capital, 5 Star’s affiliated full-service industrial actual property funding agency that sponsors and co-invests in initiatives throughout a number of states and segments, introduced that it has named Justin Patel senior affiliate, investments and asset administration.
Kimberly Rowell, Vice President, 5 Star Hospitality
With over 35 years of hospitality management, Rowell has labored for organizations as Blackstone, Winegardner & Hammons, ZMC Motels, andHP Motels whereas driving operations throughout a portfolio of Hilton, Marriott, IHG, Wyndham, and Selection Motels. Her experience spans operations, finance, accounting, income administration, human sources, gross sales, advertising, high quality management and franchise and proprietor relations.
“Becoming a member of 5 Star Hospitality has been the right capstone to my profession,” Rowell mentioned. “Collaborating with our devoted group and founding members, I’m honored to contribute to our shared imaginative and prescient of excellence, development, and integrity as we steer in the direction of new heights.”
Justin Patel, Senior Affiliate, Investments and Asset Administration, Dream Capital
“Justin takes an insightful method to challenge administration, making him a useful member of the Dream Capital group as we proceed to supply our buyers with the chance to put money into each credit score and fairness investments in varied asset courses in industrial actual property,” mentioned Ankit Govan, managing principal and co-founder, Dream Capital. “We stay dedicated to pursuing acquisition and growth alternatives with well-branded resorts reminiscent of Hilton and Marriott in markets with excessive boundaries to entry. With a wealth of asset administration and funding expertise, Justin is the best candidate to assist us alongside the trail.”
Patel most lately was senior asset administration analyst with Peachtree Group, the place he asset managed greater than 20 limited-, select- and full-service resorts throughout the nation and assisted in 12 tendencies. Previous to that, he was asset supervisor for 33 Levels, a industrial actual property administration agency. Patel obtained his bachelor’s diploma in finance from the College of Tennessee, Knoxville.
