Albert Smith

Albert Smith

Chief Operating Officer, Hotel Equities

Alpharetta, GA 30022

Phone (678) 578-4444

Property Types
Hospitality
Bio
Al Smith serves as Chief Operating Officer for Hotel Equities, leading enterprise-wide performance across HE’s growing portfolio of hotels, resorts and outdoor hospitality destinations throughout the US, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America. Al most recently served as Senior Vice President, Lifestyle Hotels, with Highgate Hotels. Prior to that role, he served as Senior Vice President at Pivot Hotels & Resorts for Davidson Hospitality where he created and successfully grew their lifestyle division to a hotel portfolio of twenty-five during his five-year tenure. A 20-year luxury hospitality veteran, Al has held key leadership roles in ground-breaking hospitality companies including Viceroy Hotel Group, SBE, and Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants.
Education
American College of Hotel & Restaurant MGMT
Awards
CH&LA Stars of Industry Award-2012