 With nearly 30 years experience as a hotel professional, Dow has developed a proven track record. Prior to founding DHC in 1997, Dow was Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of the first company know as HEI Hotels, based in Westport, CT.
Prior to joining HEI Hotels, Dow was the first General Manager in Interstate Hotels’ history to open a new hotel on time, under budget and generating profit after debt in it’s first year (The Boca Raton Marriott Hotel). He was previously the Managing Director of Bellevue, Washington based Christensen Hotels, responsible for first class properties in the Seattle Area. He spent over five years with Four Seasons Hotels, as Resident Manager, Executive Assistant Manager and Rooms Division Manager of The Four Seasons Olympic, The Four Seasons Clift and The Ritz Carlton Chicago.
Dow began his career with Westin Hotels, where he started as a dining room employee, cycled through all phases of rooms and food & beverage operations and became the opening Assistant Rooms Director of The Westin Plaza Detroit.
Dow is a graduate of Western Washington University with a major in Economics. He was recognized by Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics and Sigma Iota Epsilon as a distinguished alumni executive in 2007. He serves as a board member for the Center for Excellence in Management Education at WWU’s College of Business and Economics. Dow is a member of Hilton's Full Service Owner's Advisory Council.
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