SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA – Todd Turner has been named Chief Govt Officer of OTO Growth, taking on the position from fellow co-founder Corry Oakes, who handed away unexpectedly on August 7. Oakes and Turner, together with Jim Ovenden, based their namesake lodge improvement and hospitality administration firm in Might 2004 alongside George Dean Johnson Jr. and the late H. Wayne Huizenga.
“Corry and Todd labored aspect by aspect for 18 years to take OTO Growth from an thought right into a premier lodging firm,” says Geordy Johnson, President of The Johnson Group. “Todd is a seasoned, inspiring chief who will carry their shared imaginative and prescient ahead.”
Turner beforehand served as VP/Actual Property at OTO Growth, which is a part of The Johnson Group. He started his profession creating actual property at WJB Blockbuster Video after which held positions of accelerating accountability at Prolonged Keep America. As VP/Actual Property on the NYSE-listed firm, he helped flip ESA into the quickest rising owner-operated lodge chain in lodging historical past previous to its sale to Blackstone.
“I’ll endlessly mourn the lack of my pricey good friend Corry. I’ve had the super honor and privilege of working alongside the best man and best chief I do know,” Turner says. “OTO’s skilled management group embodies a tradition that displays Corry’s unbelievable qualities, and we’re well-positioned to hold ahead the legacy he set in movement,” – Todd Turner, Co-Founder & CEO of OTO Growth.
A graduate of The College of the South, Turner holds a bachelor’s diploma in English; he has spent his profession with The Johnson Group’s varied firms. Away from work, he enjoys cooking, fly fishing, and spending time along with his spouse Kelsea and their household.
“Todd is among the most gifted actual property professionals I’ve ever had the pleasure of realizing,” says George Dean Johnson Jr., Chairman of The Johnson Group. “His eager instinct, pure skill to attach and construct relationships, and unparalleled work ethic have performed an integral position in creating the corporate OTO is as we speak. Corry’s legacy will dwell on by way of Todd’s considerate and humble management of the corporate they based and constructed collectively.”
About OTO Growth
OTO Growth, a part of The Johnson Group, is an award-winning, fast-growing lodge improvement and hospitality administration firm. Based in 2004 and partnering with the Hilton, Hyatt, IHG and Marriott manufacturers, OTO’s business management place is anchored by a portfolio of fantastic inns staffed by distinctive individuals. The corporate presently owns and/or operates ~70 inns comprising roughly 9,600 room keys. OTO’s progress is concentrated on creating new inns in high-barrier-to-entry markets; buying and repurposing present lodge properties; and increasing administration contracts with purchasers starting from publicly traded REITs to non-public fairness companies to high-net-worth people. For extra data, go to OTODevelopment.com.
Diane Jackson
Public Relations Supervisor – OTO Growth
OTO Growth
