White Lodging, a privately owned urban and lifestyle hospitality development and management company, has promoted Chris Anderson to executive vice president and chief operating officer and Joe Pagone to senior vice president of operations.
As chief operating officer, Anderson will lead the revenue and operational strategies across the company’s hotel and restaurant portfolio, including sales, marketing, food and beverage, guest satisfaction and curated programming. In addition, Pagone will be in charge of delivering consistent and high-performing property-level execution for the entire portfolio in his new role.
“Chris and Joe have a unique balance of top and bottom-line expertise that combined will create a powerful duo to drive dynamic decision making and nimble strategy execution,” said White Lodging’s CEO Jean-Luc Barone. “These changes reflect our commitment to continually develop our people at all levels and positions us well to navigate today’s hospitality industry, where internal and external factors are constantly changing the business environment.”
Anderson joined White Lodging in 2015 and most recently served as the company’s chief commercial officer. Before joining White Lodging, Anderson spent seven years with Marcus Hotels & Resorts, where he spearheaded the company’s marketing, brand, sales and revenue management strategies. Earlier in his career, Anderson spent 15 years with Marriott International at large resorts, convention hotels and urban properties such as the Atlanta Marriott Marquis and the Tampa Marriott Water Street Hotel and Marina.
Pagone is a veteran luxury and lifestyle hospitality executive with significant food and beverage experience who joined White Lodging in 2022 as regional vice president, overseeing a portfolio of urban and lifestyle hotels. He joined White Lodging from Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, where he spent 14 years in various operations roles, ultimately serving as a member of the company’s executive team and as vice president of hotel and restaurant operations, being responsible for the performance of 48 company-managed hotels.
