John R. Giattino, CHA

President, BN Management Company

Mr. John Giattino, CHA, joined BN Management Company in June 2014. He is responsible for the successful operations and all business opportunities at BN Management’s entire portfolio of hotel assets. John brings to BN Management over 35 years of experience across all disciplines in the hospitality industry in senior executive leadership roles at the Walt Disney Company, Outrigger Lodging Services, Choice Hotels International/Sunburst Hospitality Corporation, Alliance Hospitality Management, GF Management Company, the United States Navy Lodge Program, and numerous others. He has held full P&L and direct operating responsibility for over 110 hotels across 4 continents and over 30 U.S. cities, totaling over 15,000 guestrooms, encompassing 27 full-service restaurants, 7 nightclubs, 19 cocktail lounges, and over 600,000 square feet of banquet, meeting, and convention space, with a combined asset value in excess of $1.1 billion. He has served in the capacities of Hotel General Manager, Area Director, Regional Director of Operations, Vice President of Operations, Chief Operating Officer (COO), and President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). John has operated and marketed hotels under franchise license agreements with most major hotel brands including Hilton, Marriott, Starwood, Choice Hotels, Wyndham, Carlson, IHG, La Quinta, and Best Western in addition to several independent hotels, conference centers, and resorts, including an Official Walt Disney World Resort property in Central Florida. He is renowned for cultivating and inspiring the ultimate sales and service culture and for driving superior operating results and returns for hotel owners and investors. John is a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) as recognized by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA), has been nationally heralded as Hospitality Industry Professional of the Year (HIPY) by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI), and is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow and a United States Navy Veteran.