PHOENIX, Arizona—BWH Lodges introduced that its Board of Administrators has elected Phil Payne as Board Chairperson for 2024. Payne, who beforehand served as Board Vice Chairperson, brings a long time of hospitality expertise and over 40 years of BWH Lodges possession to his position.
“I’m happy to announce Phil Payne as our new Chairperson of the Board,” mentioned BWH Lodges President and CEO Larry Cuculic. “Phil has been a long-tenured, trusted, and extremely valued member of our group for greater than 4 a long time. His a few years of expertise with BWH Lodges and essential data of the hospitality {industry} make him the best particular person to function Chairperson for the upcoming yr. I look ahead to working alongside Phil and his colleagues on the Board of Administrators throughout this thrilling time for our model as we navigate immense international progress and growth, proceed to ship industry-leading buyer care to our company, and drive superior income to our hoteliers.”
Alongside his brothers, Payne has owned and operated six BWH Lodges properties since 1982—providing the Board a perspective as an proprietor, operator, and {industry} member. Throughout his time as an proprietor, Payne additionally served as managing member of Greatest Western Plus Rio Grande Inn, Greatest Western Governor for Western New Mexico, and a member of the model’s Reservation & Know-how Advisory Committee.
“I’m honored to function Board Chairperson for BWH Lodges,” mentioned Payne. “Since becoming a member of Greatest Western in 1982, I’ve been dedicated to creating our model the {industry}’s friendliest for hoteliers. This includes offering top-notch assist, know-how options, and driving superior income whereas guaranteeing we exceed visitor expectations. I look ahead to collaborating with my fellow administrators to strengthen BWH Lodges’ place as one of many world’s largest and main lodge firms.”
Alongside his tenure with BWH Lodges, Payne attracts on quite a lot of experiences throughout different industries. Throughout his skilled profession, he labored as a CPA and lawyer and co-founded a CPA agency in Alaska, and he designed and wrote tax, accounting, and monetary software program methods for varied companies.
Payne graduated from Arizona State College with a Bachelor of Science in Enterprise Administration. He later went on to obtain a Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine College Faculty of Legislation.
Along with electing Payne as Chairperson of the Board, the Board of Administrators additionally elected Steve Wahrlich as Vice-Chairperson and Viral (Victor) Patel as Secretary-Treasurer.
