Best Western Hotel Group annouced March 28, 2022 that it has promoted Ron Pohl after 15 years within the company.

Graduated from The University of Akron in business course, Ron Pohl started his career among Boykin Management Company and work for them during more than 21 years. His last position in the company was Senior Vice President Operations and Marketing. He started his journey within Best Western in 2007 as Chief Operation Officer and then Senior Vice President.

He currently serves on the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s Board of Directors, the Advisory Board for Grand Canyon University and previously served on the board of directors for the Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland.

During his professional path Ron Pohl earned a number of awards. In 2017, he was named a silver winner in the Executive of the Year – Large Companies category by the Best in Biz Awards. He was also named the 2017 gold winner in the Executive of the Year category by One Planet Awards. Finally, he received the prestigious American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute Arthur Landstreet Award in 2016.

In this new role among Best Western Hotel Group he will be responsible for further strengthening the organization’s presence around the world and enhancing the company’s operations on a global level. As President of WorldHotels, he will be responsible for ensuring the organizations strategic ambitions are met in order to increasing scale, driving important revenue to hoteliers, and enhancing the brand’s image.

During his successful tenure with BWH Hotel Group, Ron has made many significant contributions, including increasing the company’s scale throughout the world. He was instrumental in repositioning existing offerings and launching new brands to diversify the company’s portfolio and appeal to today’s travelers and developers. In addition, he has led new and innovative operations efforts resulting in record guest satisfaction scores for the company. He is dedicated and the consummate professional.

Larry Cuculic, President and Chief Executive Officer, BWH Hotel Group

I am honored to have the opportunity to take on this new and expanded role aimed at further growing and strengthening our brand across the globe. We have made tremendous progress in recent years diversifying our portfolio and offering new and exciting brands that exceed developer and guest expectations. I look forward to working collaboratively with our hoteliers, global partners, company leadership and corporate staff to build upon our track record of success.

Ron Pohl, President of International Operations and President of WorldHotels, BWH Hotel Group