Catanzaro, most recently general manager of Hilton Atlanta Northeast, also will be responsible for expanding the Dow Hotel Company's signature Basil's Restaurant concept and assisting in the transition process following new acquisitions. Prior to joining Dow, Catanzaro was SVP of sales & marketing for French Quarter Hospitality Management and, prior to that, was vice president of sales & marketing for The Melrose Hotel Company.

"We now have reached the size and distribution to build our bench strength with an eye to preparing for our planned future growth in the ownership and management of upscale, full-service hotels," said Dow Hotel president Murray Dow in a prepared statement. "Ernie brings a proven track record of impacting top line revenues and bringing those revenues to the bottom line, while consistently delivering outstanding guest satisfaction."

In addition to Catanzaro's promotion, Frank Rodriguez was hired as general manager of the Doubletree Hotel Bellevue, where he will be responsible for directing the renovation and repositioning of the hotel to the Hilton brand. Rodriguez was most recently regional director of operations for Kimpton Hotel Group. His career includes international resort assignments in St. Thomas, Aruba, Jamaica and Toronto, as well as several conversion and new hotel opening assignments in the United States.