Brian Mills, former owner of Hill Goodridge & Associates, the company operating both Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) and Luxury Hotel Partners (LHP), has been appointed as a non-executive director for Oddfellows Management Company, which itself manages boutique hotel group, Oddfellows Hotels.
Oddfellows Hotels owns the successful boutique hotel, Oddfellows, in Chester and is set to open a second, Oddfellows On The Park, in Manchester later this year. The group is searching for a third site within the North and Midlands.
Jonathan Slater, founder of Oddfellows Management Company said: “It is a triumph for us, as a burgeoning hotel management company, to secure Brian as a member of our board. He has a formidable amount of experience and expertise in our sector and is a master at building a brand. These will be considerable assets to us as we pursue our long-term expansion plans.”
Johnathan SlaterBrian Mills commented: “There were a multitude of reasons why the non-executive directorship role at Oddfellows appealed. Firstly, it is a boutique group that has managed to combine flair, design and individuality with exacting service standards. Secondly, I’m excited to be part of a strategy which, although it involves adding more hotels to the ‘Oddfellows’ umbrella, is the antithesis of a homogenous brand roll-out. Each property will be different – defined and led by the history of the building and the community that surrounds it. It’s a creative and interesting proposition.”
Mills added: “I worked alongside Jonathan for many years, when he was Chairman and on the board of SLH, and I know that Oddfellows Hotels will be a testament to his considered experience, creative vision and renowned attention to detail.”
During his time with SLH Brian Mills was credited, alongside co-founder of HGA Paul Kerr, with turning SLH into one of the most prestigious and successful hotel marketing consortia, growing from 70 hotels in 12 countries, to over 520 hotels in over 70 countries.
Mills formed a second company in 2002, Luxury Hotel Partners, which operated and managed over 30 independently-owned, luxury, boutique hotels in 12 countries.
Hill Goodridge & Associates was sold in 2015 and with it, control over both SLH and Luxury Hotel Partners.
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