Sage Hotel Management, a Denver-based Sage Hospitality Group company, recently added key new hires and promoted from within its senior leadership team.
The former VP of Sage’s Premier Collection’s West Coast portfolio, Dani Stern has been promoted to SVP of The Premier Collection, representing Sage’s luxury, upper-upscale, soft branded and branded full-service hotels. A member of the Sage team for more than seven years, Stern has held multiple roles within the company, including general manager of the former JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek (now the Hotel Clio, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Denver Cherry Creek) and The Westin Westminster in Westminster, Colo., along with executive leadership positions with Destination Hotels/Two Roads Hospitality.
Marco Perry is joining the organization as SVP, leading The Sage Independent Hotel Collection. Perry most recently was VP, regional managing director for Noble House Hotels & Resorts, where he oversaw operations of 10 hotels on the West Coast and Mexico. Over the course of his career, he has held management roles with Joie de Vivre/Commune Hotels & Resorts, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Aman Resorts, Soho House and Mandarin Oriental Group.
Steve Santomo has been promoted to VP of The Premier Collection. Santomo began his career with Sage in 2018 as general manager of Embassy Suites Denver Downtown. Before joining Sage, Santomo worked with Destination Hotels/Two Roads Hospitality, where he held multiple management roles before being named SVP of Destination Resorts Management.
Maryam Seifi has been promoted to VP of Sage’s Upscale Collection, representing the portfolio’s upscale, urban focused-service hotels. Seifi joined Sage Hospitality in 2017 as general manager of the AC Hotel Minneapolis Downtown and was promoted to corporate director of operations in 2021. Before joining Sage, Seifi held several management roles with Marriott International.
Kim Corrigan has been promoted to VP of operations planning. Corrigan began her career with Sage in 2008 as general manager of The Curtis Hotel in Denver. Before joining Sage’s executive leadership team in 2019 and overseeing The Sage Independent Hotel Collection, she was the general manager of both Chicago’s The Blackstone and Denver’s Halcyon. In this new role, Corrigan will oversee the roll-out of company-wide corporate initiatives while also facilitating the Operational Excellence Advisory Board to gain feedback from both field and home office stakeholders.
A Sage veteran of nearly 20 years, Jan Lucas has been promoted to VP of procurement and strategic sourcing. Lucas has continuously advanced throughout her time with Sage, holding positions both at the corporate office and numerous properties. Before this promotion, she held the role of vice president of Sage’s Upscale Collection. In this role, Lucas will be responsible for harnessing Sage Hospitality Group’s buying power across its four companies to identify strategic procurement partnership opportunities and drive greater efficiencies. She will also continue to lead the Engineering Council, which provides oversight to strategic engineering initiatives and stimulates best practice sharing across the portfolio.
“We are thrilled to welcome these exciting additions to our leadership team, and congratulate our newly promoted executives,” said Daniel del Olmo, Sage president and COO, in a statement. “As we continue to enrich lives, one experience at a time, while expanding our portfolio and further solidifying our position as the premier lifestyle hospitality company in the nation, we're placing a major emphasis on attracting, retaining and nurturing top talent while celebrating the advancement of several of our home-grown leaders. I am so proud to be working with not only such remarkable and accomplished leaders, but also with simply outstanding and like-hearted humans. While we have been in business for nearly 40 years, I feel we are just getting started with one of our most exciting chapters. To that point, stay tuned for some very exciting announcements regarding several flagship additions to the portfolio very soon.”