Best Western CEO and leadership

Q: Who is the CEO of Best Western?

The CEO of Best Western is Rob Payne.

Q: Who is the founder of Best Western?

M. K. Guertin founded Best Western.

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Best Western CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, Rob Payne is the Best Western's CEO. Best Western has 1,254 employees, of which 29 are in a leadership position.

Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:

The Best Western executive team is 41% female and 59% male.
60% of the management team is White.
8% of Best Western management is Hispanic or Latino.
9% of the management team is Black or African American.

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Name & TitleBio

Rob Payne

Chief Executive Officer

Rob Payne is a Chief Executive Officer at Best Western International Inc. He has worked as Chief Commercial Officer at Best Western International Inc.

M. K. Guertin

Founder

Brad Leblanc

SVP & Chief Development Officer (CDO)

Brad LeBlanc is a SVP & Chief Development Officer (CDO) at Best Western International Inc and is based in Phoenix, Arizona Area. He has worked as VP Franchise Development, Upscale Hotel Division - Cambria Suites (Business Development) at CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC.; SVP Business Development: Hospitality, Coworking Retail & Workspace at Serendipity Labs; and VP Franchise Sales & Development / Vice President Business Development at U.S. FRANCHISE SYSTEMS INC-A. Brad studied at Louisiana College between 1984 and 1988.

David Kong

CEO / President

Greg Adams

Senior VP/Chief Digital Ofcr

Greg Adams is a Senior VP/Chief Digital Ofcr at Best Western International Inc.

Ron Pohl

SVP Brand Management

Ron Pohl is a Sr VP/Chief Operations Officer at Best Western International Inc and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. He has worked as Senior VP:Brand Mgmt at Best Western International Inc and VP:Operations at Best Western International Inc. Ron works or has worked as Senior Positions at Boykin Management Co LLC. He studied at UNIVERSITY OF AKRON between 1978 and 1982.

Harold Dibler

Vice President

Jay Pricher

Vice President

Mark Straszynski

Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Mark Straszynski serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Best Western Hotels & Resorts. In this role, Straszynski sets strategic financial direction for the iconic brand, overseeing global finance, accounting, strategic development, treasury, risk management, restructuring and organizational change. He also sits on the brand's senior executive team, which shapes and executes Best Western's long-term strategies.

Straszynski started his career in public accounting and consulting, serving senior audit positions for Ernst & Young and Grant Thornton. The Chicago native earned a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Northern Illinois University. Straszynski is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society.

Rachel Austin

Vice President

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Best Western founders

Name & TitleBio

M. K. Guertin

Founder

Best Western board members

Name & TitleBio

Anthony Klok

Board Member

Beth Campbell

Board Member

Danny Patel

Board Member

Julie Montmaneix

Board Member

Jyoti Narang

Board Member

Nils Kindgren

Board Member

Raymond Johnston

Board Member

Best Western leadership demographics

Best Western gender distribution in management team

The Best Western executive team is 41% female and 59% male.
Best Western is 69% female and 31% male company-wide.

Male

59%

Company-wide: 31%

Female

41%

Company-wide: 69%

Best Western executives by race

Management Team:

The most common ethnicity among Best Western executive officers is White.
60% of the management team is White.
20% of Best Western's management is Asian.
9% of the management team is Black or African American.

Company-wide:

White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
64% of employees are White.
16% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
10% of employees are Black or African American.

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What employees say about the executives at Best Western

Employee reviews

2.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2024

Pros of working at Best Western

Meeting new people from all over the world staying at your hotel. The Staff.

Cons of working at Best Western

Horrible benefits. Horrible management. No employee recognition. Dictatorship.

Best Western benefits

NONE.

What do you like best about Best Western's CEO and the leadership team?

Non existent

How would you improve Best Western's culture?

Can’t change the greedy owners and the general managers they hire. The GMs are doing what Their boss(es) want and could care less about the people actually running rheir business and making them money.

How did you prepare for the Best Western interview?

My life skills prepared me for the interview.

How does your compensation at Best Western compare to the industry average?

It is the WORST compensation package I have ever seen in my entire 40 year career.

What's the diversity at Best Western like?

The diversity is excellent at the organization. They lucked out to have such wonderful caring employees working there that have each others backs. Because management sure doesn’t

What brings you the most joy at Best Western?

My coworkers and the Guests

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3.0

A zippia user wrote a review on Aug 2021

Pros of working at Best Western

I have a amazing boss, and fun co-workers.

Cons of working at Best Western

I'm not liking working in public with covid

Best Western benefits

I'm able to work the am shift, and the hotel is very close to my home.

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Updated November 18, 2022

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