SEATTLE—The Dow Hotel Company is aggressively ramping up its acquisition program as industry veteran Greg Denton has joined the company as senior vice president of hotel investments. He will be responsible for sourcing acquisitions, structuring financing, investor relations and asset management.

With nearly three decades of hotel experience, Denton has acquired, developed and asset managed more than $6 billion in hotel real estate. His background includes senior positions with The Related Group of Florida, Gencom Group, CNL Hospitality and White Lodging Services. He holds both a bachelor and master degrees from the Cornell School of Hotel Administration. Denton is a frequent speaker and author on hotel asset management and hotel investment.

“We have been both an active buyer and seller of hotels the past year and continue to see significant opportunities to acquire and add value to hotel real estate,” said Murray Dow II, DHC founder and president. “Greg brings the full range of hotel investment expertise and adds considerably to our bench strength. There are still quality risk/reward acquisition opportunities, especially for properties that can benefit from renovation, repositioning and strong management, which are our core strengths.”