USA | Highgate, an industry-leading hotel management, investment, and development company, has announced the appointment of Pete Sams as President.
In this newly created role, Pete Sams will focus on optimising business performance to achieve outstanding financial results for owners, deliver memorable guest experiences, and expand opportunities for associates. This strategic move reaffirms Highgate's unwavering commitment to raising the bar in hospitality operations by building a world-class team committed to creating lasting value and leading outcomes for stakeholders. Sams will assume the position on July 7.
As President, Pete Sams will oversee enterprise-wide performance across Highgate's portfolio of 500 properties while strengthening the company's focus on its people-first culture. Working closely with Highgate's Principals, including Principal and CEO Arash Azarbarzin, and discipline leaders, Sams will harness the company's scale, leveraging its capabilities across systems, talent, procurement, and market intelligence to deliver meaningful value for owners and partners. His arrival will reinforce Highgate's leadership position in the hospitality industry, enhancing organizational agility and ensuring high-fidelity execution across the portfolio while contributing to its culture of innovation.
"Pete Sams brings an extraordinary track record of unlocking performance, energising teams, and delivering sustained results across complex portfolios, "said Mahmood Khimji, Co-Chairman and Managing Principal at Highgate.
"His dynamic leadership and deep operational expertise will be a catalyst to sharpen our strategic focus, accelerate growth, and elevate the value we deliver to our owners and partners around the world."
"I am honoured to step into the role of President of the premier operator in our space," said Sams.
"Highgate's mission to build a future-ready organisation anchored in operational excellence, guided by strategic foresight, and driven by a relentless focus on value creation is deeply inspiring. I am grateful for the opportunity to bring my experience to this dynamic team. Together with our stakeholders, we will enhance Highgate's role as an industry leader in innovation and trusted partnership."
With 30 years of transformational leadership and best-in-class results, Pete Sams has a proven track record of driving profitability and organisational excellence. Most recently, he served as the Chief Operating Officer at Peregrine Hospitality, formerly KSL Resorts, where he led performance management, operational optimisation, and strategic direction of a rapidly expanding portfolio of luxury, lifestyle, resort, and select service properties.
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