Veridea adds two to hospitality staff

As developer The Veridea Group adds more hotels to its portfolio, it also is bringing on two new hires to help coordinate its hospitality division.
 
The company announced Dan Grille will be its new hospitality director of sales, and Katie Kauppila will be its new procurement manager.
 
Grille has a bachelor's degree in corporate communications from Finlandia University and has more than seven years of sales and management experience. He'll be in chage of developing and implementing revenue strategies for Veridea's hotels, including the Country Inn and Suites in Marquette, the Holiday Inn Express in Houghton, and the soon-to-be-built Staybridge Suites in Marquette.
 
"Adding Dan to the hospitality team gives us the opportunity to focus on different ways to grow our revenues," says VP of Hospitality Charles Holsworth. "He will accomplish his goals through a focused sales effort which will be especially important as we prepare to open the Staybridge Suites in Marquette."
 
Kauppila has a bachelor's degree in management of health and fitness from Northern Michigan University and experience in managing commercial real estate. She'll be in charge of sourcing and ordering materials and supplies for all three hotels.
 
Holsworth says the Country Inn and Suites is about to undergo a renovation, so Kauppila's addition to the team is timely. "Between the CIS project and the construction of the Staybridge, we will rely heavily on Katie's analytical and organizational skills to keep us under budget and on schedule," he says.
 
Writer: Sam Eggleston
Source: Veridea Group