DENVER – May 26, 2016 – Silverwest Hotels LLC, a Denver-based investment and management company, today announced the appointment of Sherif Guirguis as Managing Director of Hotel Operations. In his new role, Guirguis will be responsible for overseeing the operations management of all Silverwest’s select service hotels.

“Sherif's breadth of experience in hotel operations speaks for itself, and we're delighted to be adding him to our Silverwest team,” said Charlie Peck, Silverwest’s COO. “His track record of improving results, maximizing asset values, and of successful openings and acquisitions is impressive, and we're happy he is joining our team at such an exciting time for Silverwest,” added Peck.

Before joining Silverwest, Sherif served as Senior Vice President of Regional Operations at White Lodging Services, the second largest third party hotel management company in the United States with more than 160 premium branded hotels. In his roles as Senior Vice President and Regional Vice President, he oversaw five regions with 40 properties.

Prior to White Lodging, Sherif was with Marriott International for 24 years. During his hospitality career at Marriott, he held a variety of roles including Area Director of 18 hotels in California and Nevada, General Manager of the Manhattan Beach Marriott, as well as General Manager for three different Courtyard by Marriott hotels, where Sherif was awarded Marriott’s prestigious Diamond General Manager of the Year.

Sherif graduated from University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management with a degree in Business Administration.