EOS Hospitality has appointed Simon Mais as CEO and Mark Keiser as president/chief development officer. In these new roles, Mais and Keiser will continue to define EOS Hospitality’s strategic direction; manage overall operations; and expand and diversify its portfolio, according to the company.
Veterans of the hospitality industry, Mais and Keiser have more than 50 years of combined experience in development, operations and management.
Jonathan Wang, founder/president, EOS Investors LLC, said, “One of my greatest joys in founding the company is that we continue to attract kind and curious people who are dedicated to creating exceptional experiences for our guests, careers for our team and returns for our investors. So while Simon and Mark’s elevation is in part a recognition of their accomplishments and of the growth of this platform under their leadership, it is also a testament to their character and to the people they’ve attracted within the company and across the industry. Both of them routinely go above and beyond what’s expected to solve problems, provide mentorship and meaning—for the team and for our guests. I am excited to see them leading the charge and look forward to supporting them on the next phase of this journey.”
Mais most recently oversaw EOS’ owned and managed hotels as COO of EOS Hospitality. He possesses almost 30 years of hospitality industry experience, including more than 17 years as a GM, managing director and VP, asset management. He served as GM for the Loews Regency NYC and VP, asset management for Northwood Investors’ hotel portfolio. He previously held roles as GM at a variety of branded and independent hotels: Revere (Boston), Hudson (NYC), Clift (San Francisco), Le Meridien San Francisco, Hilton Mission Valley and the Marriott Vanderbilt.
Keiser was most recently chief development officer of EOS Hospitality, where he was responsible for growing the company’s platform via strategic partnerships and the expansion of its third-party management business for select owners of hotel and resort properties. Previously, he was chief development officer at SH Hotels & Resorts, where he oversaw the global growth of 1 Hotels, Baccarat Hotels and Treehouse Hotels. Prior to this, he was VP, development at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. where he was responsible for managed and franchise development of Starwood’s brands in North America. He also held the roles of manager of corporate finance & real estate development at Wyndham Hotels and GM of HomeGate Studios & Suites NW Austin with Prime Hospitality.
