Robert Van Ness

Robert Van Ness is Executive Vice President, Americas, for Preferred Hotel Group, overseeing the success and retention of the company’s Preferred Hotels & Resorts and Beyond Green portfolios of hotels, resorts, and residences in the region. Bob joined the company in 2000 as Vice President of Sales and has been based out of the company’s Chicago office ever since. In 2004, he was promoted to Area Managing Director, tasked with managing the company’s member portfolio in the Americas Central and Southern regions. Four years later in 2008, he was promoted again to his current position as Executive Vice President, Americas. Prior to joining Preferred, Bob held positions as Vice President of Sales for General Hotels Corporation, an Indianapolis-based hotel management company, and sales leadership roles for independent properties as well as brands such as Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and Hilton Hotels & Resorts. His 30 years of experience spans tenures at city hotels and destination resorts, ranging in size from 150 to more than 700 rooms.