Daniel Peek, president of Hodges Ward Elliott's hotel group/ Photo courtesy of HWE
NEW YORK CITY— Hodges Ward Elliott has recruited Daniel Peek to be its new president of the firm's hotel group.
In his new role, Peek will lead the HWE hotel group and work to build the firm's overall hospitality brokerage platform, increasing transaction volume and developing new and existing client relationships. He will be based in the firm's New York City office.
The hospitality industry veteran has completed more than $30 billion in hotel sale, debt and structured finance transactions over his career. He joins HWE from HFF, where he worked for 12 years as the senior managing director, head of hospitality practice. Prior to that, Peek was a co-founder and managing director of Regent Street, an affiliate of the Plasencia Group. In addition, he has held numerous hotel operations and consulting positions over the course of his career. He graduated from Cornell University.
“Hodges Ward Elliott is a firm that shares my philosophy of a client-centric, collaborative approach to our sector, and I look forward to working side-by-side with the firm's exceptional team in expanding the company's already successful platform,” says Peek.
In addition to New York, HWE has offices in Atlanta, Los Angeles and London. The firm has states it has closed over $50 billion in transactions, including more than $20 billion over the past 5 years, and has a current pipeline of nearly $5 billion.
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.
Once you are an ALM Digital Member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
*May exclude premium content© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
Betsy Kim
Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.
