Gary Kunesh has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Hospitality Ventures Management Group (HVMG)

Hospitality Ventures Management Group, an Atlanta-based third-party hotel operator and investor, today announced the company has named industry veteran Gary Kunesh senior vice president and chief financial officer. In his new role, Kunesh will provide oversight of accounting, financial reporting, tax, risk management and technology functions for the organization at both the corporate and property levels.

Most recently, Kunesh served as vice president of financial planning and analysis with White Lodging Services, a hotel ownership/management company, where his primary responsibilities included annual business planning and budgeting; monthly, long-range forecasting; management company/board reporting; and cash flow forecast preparation for the company's $1 billion-plus hotel portfolio. He also worked closely with ownership groups, including BRE Hotels & Resorts, Apple Hospitality REIT, RLJ Lodging Trust and Host Hotels & Resorts. Previously, he was director of finance at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort, a $150M operation, leading a team of 30 F&A associates. Prior to that, Kunesh held roles with increasing levels of responsibilities with Loews Hotels and Starwood Hotels & Resorts and an earlier position with White Lodging.

Kunesh also volunteers for Uplift 313, a Detroit community, which provides academic support, job training and mentoring services to individuals and families in the greater Detroit area. Kunesh earned in Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.