HHM Hotels adds Chris Lorino as its newest executive vice president of operations. HHM Hotels has more than 235 North American hotels.
“We are incredibly excited to add Chris to our operating platform given his experience over a diverse hotel portfolio, including full-service, lifestyle, and luxury hotels like the Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club, The Rittenhouse Hotel, and Sanctuary Beach Resort,” Dani Elhachem, COO of HHM Hotels, said in a statement. “He’ll join and round out our high-quality executive operations team, driving best-in-class operational, commercial, and restaurants & bars performance.”
As part of HHM Hotels’ full-service and lifestyle luxury portfolio, Lorino will oversee all facets of operational strategy and execution, ensuring seamless service delivery to key owners across multiple U.S. markets. He will partner closely with commercial and corporate leaders to drive organizational alignment and deliver results.
Lorino began with a hospitality degree from Boston University and two decades with Starwood Hotels & Resorts. His experience is at notable hotels such as Perry Lane, a Luxury Collection hotel in Savannah; Hotel Commonwealth in Boston; The Blackstone, an Autograph Collection in Chicago; The Logan, a Curio Collection in Philadelphia; Hutton Hotel in Nashville; and Hotel Theodore in Seattle.
He has also led the Premier Collection as vice president of operations at Sage Hospitality and served as SVP of operations at First Hospitality. He most recently joined HHM Hotels from Sonder, where he shaped operational and commercial strategy as global head of operations.