Expotel Hospitality Services

	Kerry V. Ranson President / COO Kerry Ranson has over 19 years of experience in the hospitality industry. His professional culture has been dominated by one basic philosophy: "Consistency developed through systems execution is the groundwork for any successful venture.” If a property has proper systems in place, the hotel can withstand any conditions. Born and raised in New Orleans, Kerry obtained a degree in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Kerry's entrepreneurial spirit was evident at a young age, when he would clean his parents' house weekly for an allowance; but in an effort to have the house cleaned faster Kerry contracted out labor through his friends, and he would reward those friends with rides out in his car, while still pocketing the allowance. This spirit has been evident in all of his endeavors; he was instrumental in the founding of HP Hotels in 2002 and growing the management company from 6 hotels to over 38 hotels in 16 states. HP entered into the TOP 100 Management Companies under his tenure. Kerry began his hospitality career in the food and beverage arena with Ruby Tuesday's. He then entered the lodging side of hospitality, with Wilson Hotel Management Company. Kerry also spent time with Mirage hotels, opening the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi. In 1999, Kerry joined Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) as an area director, where he drove both occupancy and ADR by implementing structured revenue management systems at each of his 20 plus properties. Kerry was with IHG until he joined the start-up team of HP-Hotels in 2002. Kerry also holds the prestigious designation of an Executive Member of the IHG Owners Board. Kerry, wife, Elizabeth and triplet daughters, Ava, Sydney and Olivia reside in New Orleans.
	Chris Schott Chief Financial Officer Christopher Schott joined Burrus Investment Group in 1986 as its Corporate Controller. He now serves as the firm's Chief Financial Officer, member of the Board of Directors of the affiliates and Secretary/Treasurer and corporate general partner of each of the affiliate’s partnerships including Expotel Hospitality Services. In 2001 his role was expanded to include the duties of Chief Financial Officer for Expotel Hospitality Services. Chris is a Certified Public Accountant and a licensed Real Estate Agent. He was previously an audit senior at the firm of Deloitte & Touche and a controller for a local real estate company. He is a member of the New Orleans Chapter of the Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants, and serves on the Board of Directors of The Burrus Foundation. A native of New Orleans, Chris is married and the father of four children.
	Richard Ganucheau Vice President of Technology and Risk Management Richard Ganucheau joined Expotel’s parent company, Burrus Investment Group, Inc. in 1989 to start their in-house property management division for company owned real estate. In 1990 he assumed the role of Technology Manager to oversee every aspect of their computer and telecommunications projects. Richard has since been a hands-on manager who continues to achieve a difficult balance between cost containment and quality. Since its inception in 2001, Richard has continued his responsibilities for Expotel and the task of overseeing Risk Management and IT for the hotel portfolio. Richard displays a very broad approach to both disciplines of Risk Management and IT performance for the hotel portfolio. His ingenuity and expertise in both fields lends a resilient resource to the hotels of Expotel. Richard graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He resides just outside of New Orleans in Mandeville with his wife, Jeanne-Marie, and their two daughters.
	Danielle Daboval Executive Director of Sales & Marketing Danielle is the most recent addition to the Expotel Executive Team having joined in January 2013. Danielle is responsible for leading the company’s Sales & Marketing initiatives and will work with the properties to increase room night production. Danielle works hand in hand with Expotel’s Corporate Director of Revenue and RDO's. Danielle brings a wealth of knowledge with over 14 years of experience. Throughout her career Danielle has been a part of successfully introducing multiple new brands and properties to the U.S. Market and developing new opportunities in all market segments including Corporate, Transient, Meetings and Events. Danielle started her journey in hospitality sales at the World Famous Pat O’Brien’s in New Orleans and quickly moved to a position as Sales Manager at The InterContinental New Orleans. Following Hurricane Katrina, she opted to transfer with the InterContinental brand to Miami, where she gained valuable operational experience as a Conference Services Manager. After gaining operational experience, Danielle was given an opportunity in New York to join the prestigious Jumeirah Hotel Group at their first U.S. property, The Essex House. After a highly successful stint with The Essex House, Danielle had the opportunity to move back to her hometown of New Orleans as Director of National Sales - North America. She represented a portfolio of ten hotels for the Irish based luxury hotel group, The Doyle Collection, where she developed key partnerships and relationships for the brand which helped reduce overall costs, increase revenue to record levels, and re-position the hotels from 3 Star to 4 Star Deluxe market. Danielle also implemented standardized sales formats to increase efficiency, consistency across the brand and communication between the properties. Her experience with national accounts will be a great tool and value to our hotel teams’ production, having brought aboard over 40 new accounts to Doyle. Danielle is a native of New Orleans, a graduate in Business Management and Marketing from The University of New Orleans, and has a real passion for the city. In her spare time, Danielle enjoys traveling, doing volunteer work, and spending time with her family.
	Billy Finnorn Corporate Director of Revenue Management Billy brings over 13 years of hotel revenue management experience to Expotel Hospitality. Serving as Corporate Director of Revenue Management, he provides the necessary support to our property Revenue Managers, General Managers, Directors of Sales and other key players of our property leadership teams to ensure revenue maximization and optimum selling strategies. Prior to joining Expotel Hospitality, Billy held various hotel revenue management positions including Revenue Manager for the Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans Convention Center, Reservations Manager at both the Fairmont New Orleans and the historic Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, and most recently with Caesars Entertainment Corporation overseeing revenue management responsibilities for Harrah’s New Orleans Casino & Hotel. Billy has experience with properties ranging from 100-700 rooms in New Orleans, New York and Boston. Billy currently resides in the city where he was born and raised, New Orleans, and enjoys traveling, biking and spending quality time with family and friends. He is a firm believer that “everything happens for a reason” and “don’t sweat the small stuff.”

	Ron Pitisci Regional Controller Ron Pitisci began working in accounting and became General Manager of a Time-share property in the French Quarter. Ron has spent twenty-five years in executive management (eighteen of which are in hospitality) in areas of accounting, IT, sales and operations. His last twelve years, he has extensive experience in the field of accounting with companies ranging from independent and branded luxury hotels, restaurants, including senior level accounting roles within public held companies of NYSE. Ron graduated from Southeastern University with a B.A. degree in Business Management and is a Six Sigma Certified Green Belt. He is married with two children and resides in New Orleans.