As the former CEO of Extended Stay Hotels, my role started a few months after ESH emerged from bankruptcy.
Handcuffed with very little capital to invest, our IT department was strictly in “repair mode” just to keep the company open. I was introduced to Terry Morgan from a former colleague of his, and then a colleague of mine. After spending a few hours with Terry, I was convinced that Terry was the kind of leader that could not only “fix what was ailing us” but also build out a department that would not only prep us for the future but prepare us for a looming IPO. He didn’t disappoint.