Michael Heeden has joined FCM Hotels as president. A 30-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Heeden spent the past 16 years as president of Winston Hospitality, in Raleigh, N.C. He specializes in hotel operations, development and asset management and has experience with a wide variety of properties nationwide. Project developments he was involved with included urban mixed-use lifestyle-branded hotels as well as casino hotels and resorts.
“I am very excited to join the growing FCM family," Heedon said in a statement. "FCM Hotels has a great reputation for developing and operating award-winning hotels and a proven track record for financial success. Paul Niswonger and I have known each other for 30 years and have worked together for 15 of those. We’ve stayed in contact and are eager for this chance to work together again. FCM has several exciting projects currently underway, and I look forward to the incredible development opportunities in the future."
"I can truly say Michael Heeden is someone who lives out the Golden Rule in all he says and does," said COO Paul Niswonger. "He is very solution-oriented in his working style and does a great job of balancing truth and grace with action and development. In addition to his outstanding career experience, he is a high-capacity leader with a service mindset. I'm confident he will help us achieve our goals as we take FCM Hotels to the next level."
Established in 1989, FCM Hotels is based in Rocky Mount, N.C., and operates hotels and resorts throughout North Carolina and the Southeast.