Leo Spriggs, President and CEO of Hospitality Management Corporation (HMC), has announced the addition of Patrick Bajdek. Bajdek will be leveraging HMC’s platform and experience to service additional third party hotel management opportunities, evaluate new partnerships, and coordinate with existing properties and clients to enhance existing relationships. The company continues its ongoing business expansion efforts and is made up of full service, conference center, select service and limited service hotels. HMC is one of the country’s largest third-party privately held hotel management companies, ranked in the top 40 of all third party and owner operated hotel management corporations.
Bajdek brings executive experience across numerous previously held industry positions including Vice President Development for Carlson Hotels America, Vice President/Managing Director of HREC Investment Advisors, Managing Director of PKF Capital Markets Group, President/Founder of InterNet Hospitality Group, Executive VP Development of Metro Hotels (the largest Hilton franchisee in the US at this time), as well as numerous other executive, management and sales/marketing positions representing the Carlson, Omni, Starwood, Wyndham, Marriott, and Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) brands. In addition, Bajdek has also garnered numerous professional affiliation appointments and awards including President HSMA New Mexico, President Oklahoma Hotel Association, President Sales & Marketing Executives Kentucky, Educator of the Year American Hotel Association and most recently the Golden Rose Award from the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group (2014).
Lastly, he brings a diverse and interesting background to the team as prior to entering the hospitality industry, he spent the early part of his career as a an NFL middle linebacker after being drafted by the Los Angeles Rams and later signed by the Washington Redskins.
“We are incredibly enthusiastic about Patrick joining the HMC development team as our new VP Development. With his extensive, varied and long-term experience, his relationships within the industry and overall positive attitude and enthusiasm, he will be a huge asset to our continued efforts to expand our growing portfolio and bring additional opportunities to the company,” shared Leo Spriggs, President and CEO, Hospitality Management Corporation.
