James Savier named President of Atlanta Hospitality Alliance
James Savier named 2025 president of Atlanta Hospitality Alliance, aiming to enhance networking and professional development for hospitality investment leaders. The article James Savier named President of Atlanta Hospitality Alliance first appeared in TravelDailyNews International.
ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hospitality Alliance (AHA), the premier peer-to-peer learning and networking organization for current and future hospitality investment leaders in Atlanta, announced its 2025 Board of Directors, naming James Savier as president for the year.
“James is a leading voice in CBRE’s Atlanta office, growing his reputation to become the go-to expert for hotel investment sales ,” said Colin Macdonald, Vice President of Operations, IHG Hotels & Resorts, and outgoing AHA president. “Atlanta has been his home for his entire professional career, and James seems to know everyone within the hospitality industry. He brings a fresh perspective that I am confident will excite and engage our membership.”
The 2025 executive board members include:
- Caroline Royster, 2026 President, events oversight
- Colin Macdonald, 2024 President, sponsorship oversight
- Di Chen, Corporate Secretary, marketing & communications oversight
- Will Woodworth, Treasurer & Director of Operations.
Savier currently serves as a senior vice president at CBRE Hotels. Prior to joining CBRE, he served as vice president at JLL where he was involved in the sale of more than 20,000 hotel rooms totaling over $5 billion. Previously, he worked at Deloitte Consulting as a consultant with a core focus in financial modeling.
The AHA also named the following board members:
- Frank Phair, Vice President of operations, Legacy Ventures
- Mike “Woody” Woodward, Chief Growth Officer, HVMG
- John Schellhase, assistant Vice President, Peachtree Group
- Max Carr, Vice President – Acquisitions & Business Development, Davidson Hospitality Group
“This year, we strive to take the AHA to new heights by creating more opportunities for connection points within our tight-knit community,” Savier said. “We’ve already started by hosting our first ever AHA Young Professionals meet-up tailored towards professionals new to the industry and city. In addition to our quarterly networking events, we are planning to roll out a few smaller formats that will create a more intimate and engaging setting for high-quality networking and professional relationship building. We welcome any ideas or thoughts from the broader AHA community, and we encourage participants to respond to the membership engagement survey.”
The Atlanta Hospitality Alliance is the premier peer-to-peer learning and networking organization for current and future hospitality investment leaders in Atlanta. AHA is a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting the interests and welfare of its members by providing a platform for networking, education and the promotion of the hospitality industry.
The AHA’s officers and directors seek to maintain a diverse and balanced membership base of highly experienced professionals. Its focus is not only on the transactional and developmental aspects of hotel real estate, such as owners, third party managers, investors and developers, but to the hospitality industry in general.
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