Duke Hospitality

LEADERSHIP TEAM

Dino Patel
Chief Executive Officer:
dino.patel@dukehospitality.com

Dino Patel is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Hospitality and has personally been involved in the design, construction, and operation of numerous hotels in the Southeast United States and has over twenty-five years of industry experience. Industry colleagues portray him as a man of great humility and loyalty and often seek his advice on their own projects. Mr. Patel emigrated from India to London in 1974. He then moved to the United States in 1981 and currently resides in Athens, Georgia.

J. P. Singh
Regional Director-Development and Operations:
jp.singh@dukehospitality.com

J. P. Singh is an Atlanta native and graduate of the University of Georgia who has grown up in the hospitality industry. His first part-time job while in high school was as a hotel guest service representative. Throughout college and after graduation, Mr. Singh has managed numerous limited and full-service hotels and had the honor of opening Mr. Patel’s first Marriott hotel as General Manager. Mr. Singh has over twelve years of hospitality experience. He currently oversees all development projects as well as the operation of all hotels.

William MacAnn
Director of Accounting:
bill.macann@dukehospitality.com

With nearly forty-five years of hospitality related experience, Mr. MacAnn is a native of Baldwinsville, New York and a graduate of Syracuse University’s Powelson Business Institute. He has worked with Mr. Patel for over fourteen years and, through his extensive knowledge of hotel operations, has created a streamlined and effective process for multi-property accounting procedures that has increased efficiency in accounts payables and receivables as well as financial auditing for Duke Hospitality and each of its hotels.