Executive Vice President of Operations
Mark Kucera oversees the overall management of the Expotel hotel portfolio, along with the global growth and development of the company.
Mr. Kucera brings to Expotel over 22 years of hospitality industry experience, including corporate and property level expertise in full service, extended stay, limited service and independent hotel management, corporate branding, expansion and training, capital planning, market development and information technology selection and implementation. Mr. Kucera began his hospitality career with one of the Top Twenty caterers in the country, and then crossed over to the hotel industry. In 1987 he joined the Holiday Inn, North Randall, OH as Director of F&B, and then advanced to Assistant General Manager of the French Quarter Suites Hotel in Memphis, TN a AAA Four Diamond hotel. He joined Flagstone Hospitality Management LLC (formerly RFS, Inc.) in field management in 1990 and for the next nine years served as General Manager for various owned and managed hotels. In 1997, he was named Area Operations Manager for Flagstone while retaining his GM responsibilities for the Flint, MI property. During this time, the Holiday Inn Flint ranked among the top 5 percent of all Holiday Inns nationwide, was "Hotel of the Year" in 1997 and again in 1998 for the America's Division, Torchbearer award in 1998 and received the annual Holiday Inn Quality Excellence Award four times. In January 2000 Mr. Kucera became Regional Director of Operations - Midwest Region for Flagstone, responsible for the direction of Operations, Guest Satisfaction, Financial and Sales & Marketing aspects of 14 hotels. A member of the Flagstone Executive Management Committee, he was also the corporate representative for all InterContinental Hotel Group properties operated by Flagstone. Over time, he has also served as a member of the IAHI Central Regional Committee, Holiday Inn Brand a Committee and Crowne Plaza Brand Committee. Mr. Kucera is a graduate of Ohio State University with a degree in Hospitality Management.
