Paul Devitt President & COO at Aparium Hotel Group in Chicago - IL, USA
Aparium Hotel Group, the visionary operator of independent, luxury lifestyle hotels across the United States, today announced a strategic addition to its executive leadership team. Hospitality veteran Paul Devitt has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer.
This appointment comes at a pivotal moment of growth and brand evolution for Aparium, which has been recognized as a top hotel brand in the world by Travel + Leisure. With recent hotel openings in Denver and Seattle (Populus), Alexandria (Hotel Heron), and Atlanta (Hotel Granada), and with a strong development pipeline ahead, this leadership move underscores the company's focus on scaling with purpose, preserving creativity, culture, and individuality while expanding its national footprint.
Paul Devitt brings over three decades of leadership experience with some of the most respected names in the hospitality industry. He joins Aparium following a distinguished 32-year tenure with Hyatt Hotels Corporation, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Operations for the Americas.
He led performance strategy across all segments of Hyatt's business, including full-service managed hotels and a range of luxury, independent soft-branded, and hard-branded properties, bringing both structure and soul to some of the company's most dynamic hotels. Devitt played a key role in the integration of Hyatt's acquisition of Two Roads Hospitality, expanding the company's presence in the lifestyle category and deepening its connection to independent-minded travelers. He also played a key role in advancing Hyatt's food and beverage strategy, helping to cultivate distinctive partnerships with emerging and locally celebrated chefs to create restaurant and bar experiences that felt thoughtful and rooted in community.
At Aparium, Devitt will oversee operational performance and team development across the growing portfolio. His appointment signals a new level of operational rigor and vision for the brand, positioning Aparium to scale high-touch hospitality without losing the individuality and sense of place that defines its properties.
This appointment represents a powerful step forward in Aparium's journey toward evolving what independent hospitality can look like while staying true to the brand's founding vision: to create hotels that are deeply rooted in their place, built through collaboration, and defined by design, connection, and culture.
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