Influential Hotel Trade Org AAHOA Has a New CEO
AAHOA, the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, the largest hotel owners association in U.S., has a new CEO: Laura Lee Blake. She has been named the new president and CEO, effective May 16, 2022. Blake will succeed Ken Greene, who served in the role for a short time in 2021 and part of 2022.
Blake previously worked for AAHOA for nearly 10 years, from 2005 to 2014.
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