Peregrine Hospitality has appointed Heather Stege as chief operating officer alongside three additional executives to its leadership team.
As COO, Stege will take charge of driving portfolio performance and operational quality, partnering with executive leadership across Peregrine Hospitality’s portfolio of resort, luxury, boutique and select service hotels to ensure operating consistency and support continued growth.
Stege joins Peregrine Hospitality from KBP Inspired, part of restaurant franchise operator KBP Brands, where she served as brand president, overseeing the Arby’s brand across four states and 120 locations. Previously, she was president of Lou Malnati’s Pizzeria. Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles at Paper Source and worked in consulting at McKinsey & Company and A.T. Kearney.
“Heather’s background leading growing, multi-unit brands brings a valuable operating perspective to Peregrine Hospitality,” said Greg Kennealey, CEO of Peregrine Hospitality. “She has a proven ability to strengthen platforms while driving performance, which aligns well with where we are as a company as we continue to expand.”
In addition to Stege’s appointment, Peregrine Hospitality announced the recent addition of three seasoned executives to its senior leadership team in newly created roles:
- Anthony Gaeta, SVP of technology & IT operations: Gaeta has over 20 years of experience in technology leadership. Most recently, he served as VP of IT at Benchmark Hospitality International, where he led enterprise systems and digital infrastructure initiatives.
- Christina Gregg, SVP of people & HR operations: Gregg has built a career spanning more than 25 years in human resources leadership across the hospitality and entertainment sectors. She most recently served as SVP of global human resources at Hornblower Group.
- Jeff Gross, SVP of asset management: Gross joins Peregrine Hospitality with more than two decades of experience in hotel investment and asset management. He most recently led the Managed Hotel Division at Choice Hotels International, overseeing operations, capital projects and management contracts for a 13-hotel portfolio.
“These appointments reflect our commitment to building a world-class leadership team,” said Karen DiFulgo, chief people officer at Peregrine Hospitality. “Anthony, Christina, and Jeff each bring deep expertise and proven leadership in their respective fields. Their contributions are pivotal in driving innovation, empowering our people, and enhancing portfolio performance.”
Peregrine Hospitality offers a complete range of services, including hotel/resort management, development/project management and global sales support. Today, it serves 92 properties under direct management, asset management or participating in the organization’s global sales program in markets across the U.S., Fiji, the Maldives, Mauritius and Thailand.