Scottish hospitality executive Lynn Hood has been named as chief operating officer of Focus Hotels Management.
Hood’s new role follows eight years in charge of her consultancy business Hotel Prosperity Ltd, working with clients such as Westmont Hospitality Group, De Vere Hotels, RBH and KSL Capital partners.
She was previously managing director of The Belfry golf resort and operations director for the City Inn chain of hotels.
Hood has also worked with Walt Disney World, taking leadership roles with Queens Moat Houses, Malmaison and Marriott International.
Having grown up in Balfron, Stirlingshire, she graduated in Hospitality Management from City of Glasgow College in 1989 before securing management roles at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh and becoming general manager of the Malmaison in Glasgow in 1998.
She said: “Joining Focus Hotels Management gives me the opportunity to support its future development. There is a great team in place and I look forward to working with them to drive the future success of the business in what is a challenging business environment.”
Focus is an ‘white label’ independent hospitality management company which runs a portfolio of 15 hotels open, under development and in planning, with 1,948 bedrooms.
It operates hotels under franchise with Hilton, IHG, and Accor Hotels, as well as independents such as the Hotel Colessio, Sketchley Grange and Spa, and the Oxford Witney Hotel. In Scotland, it runs Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites in Dundee.
Chief executive Peter Cashman said: “Lynn undertook a number of high-profile projects which included the redevelopment and repositioning of the famous Belfry Golf Resort and Spa.
“Her clients benefitted from a range of services which included operational and commercial expertise, leadership mentoring, hotel openings and rebranding as well as project management for key business changes.”
