Choice Hotels CCO McDowell Resigns | Industry Leadership Update 2024

ROBERT MCDOWELL, CHIEF commercial officer of Choice Hotels International, will leave the company on Jan. 15, according to a Dec. 5 filing with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission. He assumed his current leadership role in 2016, overseeing digital commerce, revenue management, procurement and customer
care functions, according to Choice’s website.

McDowell, who joined in May 2011 as senior vice president of global distribution, is departing to pursue other opportunities, Choice’s filing said. During his
tenure, he led customer acquisition through an integrated digital ad campaign, developed a top-tier revenue management platform, relaunched the Choice Privileges
loyalty program, and enhanced the digital platform, Choice said.