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La
Quinta Inns & Suites Announces Nicolas Petrone
as
Director of Franchise Development for the Southeast
Petrone
Brings Close to a Decade of Hospitality and Development Experience
to
his Role Managing La Quinta’s Expansion in Key Southeastern Markets
La
Quinta Inns & Suites Announces Nicolas Petrone as Director of Franchise
Development for the Southeast
Dallas,
TX – August 2011 – La Quinta Inns & Suites,
the fastest-growing select service brand in the hotel industry, announced
that Nicolas Petrone has been appointed to the position of Director of
Franchise Development for the Southeast. He joins La Quinta after holding
development positions at Vantage Hospitality and Choice Hotels. Petrone
is based in Miami, and reports to David Wilner, La Quinta’s Corporate Senior
Vice President of Development, in Dallas.
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 Wilner
said, “We are delighted to welcome Nick to the La Quinta family, as we
further accelerate the expansion of the La Quinta brand even faster, across
all of North America and beyond.” He concluded, “We are confident that
Nick brings all the qualities necessary to lead our growth in the Southeast,
and we look forward to his immediate impact.”
Petrone
(pictured) begins his duties at La Quinta effectively immediately, and
can be reached at nicolas.petrone@laquinta.com
or at (954) 868-0083. Petrone is a graduate of the University of Central
Florida, and is active in the United Way Young Leaders Group of South Florida,
in addition to other civic and professional organizations.
“I
am really happy to join La Quinta at this important and promising moment
in the brand’s growth,” said Petrone. “Working closely with the entire
franchise development team, I look forward to an exciting and productive
second half of the year, and future, as we build the brand in the Southeastern
U.S.”
About
La Quinta
LQ
Management L.L.C. is one of the largest operators of limited-service hotels
in the United States. Based in Dallas, Texas, the Company operates and
provides franchise services to more than 800 hotels in 46 states, Canada
and Mexico under the La Quinta Inn® and La Quinta Inn & Suites®
brands. For reservations or more information about La Quinta, please visit
www.LQ.com
or call 1-800-SLEEPLQ. Follow La Quinta Inns & Suites on Twitter at
twitter.com/LQ
or become a Facebook fan at www.facebook.com/laquinta.
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Contacts:
Michael
Frenkel, MFC PR
for
La Quinta Inns & Suites
212-808-6559
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Teresa
Ferguson
Director
Communications & Public Relations
LQ
Management L.L.C.
214-492-6937
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