LONDON—YOTEL announced the appointment of Paul Harnedy as chief operating officer, alongside two senior leadership promotions. Harnedy will oversee global hotel operations and commercial strategy across YOTEL’s growing portfolio. He brings more than 30 years of experience leading and developing multi-site operations across Europe and the United States. Harnedy joins YOTEL from Cedar Capital Partners, where he served as executive vice president and head of asset management.
He previously held senior positions including chief operating officer and managing director at Amaris Hospitality, vice president of operations at Interstate Hotels & Resorts, and operations director roles with both InterContinental Hotels Group and RBH.
YOTEL has also strengthened its senior leadership team with the internal promotions of Michael Whitehead to senior vice president, people, talent & learning, and Ryan Dance to senior vice president, commercial strategy.
Having spent seven years with the business, Whitehead will now lead YOTEL’s global HR function, focusing on employee engagement, organizational development, and learning and development. Dance will oversee the company’s integrated commercial strategy across revenue management, sales, marketing, commercial operations, and digital and e-commerce to support sustainable global growth.
Statement From Leadership
Phil Andreopoulos, chief executive officer, YOTEL, said, “As we scale YOTEL’s global footprint, the strength of our leadership team becomes increasingly critical. Paul brings a wealth of operational experience across international, multi-brand hospitality businesses and a clear understanding of what it takes to deliver consistency at scale. Alongside the promotions of Ryan and Michael, these appointments reflect our focus on building the operational and commercial capability needed to support disciplined, sustainable growth as we expand in both new and existing markets”.
