Hotel Executive Search Firms with a Legacy of Results
Trusted by Leading Hotel and Resort Brands for Over 50 Years
Wray Executive Search is one of the premier hotel executive search firms, dedicated to helping hotel groups, resorts, and hospitality companies secure transformative leaders. For more than five decades, we’ve partnered with global brands, luxury resorts, boutique hotels, and management companies to identify executives who drive guest satisfaction, operational excellence, and long-term growth.
Whether you are searching for a visionary CEO, a strategic COO, or a property-level leader ready to scale, Wray brings the reach, insight, and relationships to deliver results.
Why Work with a Specialized Hotel Executive Search Firm?
Discover why our team is the preferred executive recruiters in the hotel and resort industry
Deep Expertise Across the Hospitality Sector
The hotel industry faces unique challenges: labor shortages, changing guest expectations, digital transformation, and evolving ownership models. Leadership transitions at the top can disrupt brand momentum and weaken competitive positioning.
Our work with hotel companies has shown:
Nearly 60% of hospitality brands expect to replace at least one C-suite leader within 18 months.
39% have no identified successors for key executive roles, leaving them vulnerable to disruption.
Leadership pipeline gaps are the #1 challenge hotel companies report when planning for the future.
That’s why forward-looking organizations turn to Wray to benchmark internal talent against the broader market and secure executives who can adapt to the pace of change.
Hotel Executive Search Firms with a Legacy of Results
Trusted by Leading Hotel and Resort Brands for Over 50 Years
Wray Executive Search is one of the premier hotel executive search firms, dedicated to helping hotel groups, resorts, and hospitality companies secure transformative leaders. For more than five decades, we’ve partnered with global brands, luxury resorts, boutique hotels, and management companies to identify executives who drive guest satisfaction, operational excellence, and long-term growth.
Whether you are searching for a visionary CEO, a strategic COO, or a property-level leader ready to scale, Wray brings the reach, insight, and relationships to deliver results.
From concept to corner office, Wray Search supports talent needs across every organizational level. We help consumer companies identify leaders who fit not just the role, but also the rhythm and vision of the brand.
Hotel Executive Roles We Recruit
We specialize in placements for roles including:
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Chief Development Officer
Head of Operations
Head of Supply Chain
Our expertise ensures that each candidate is thoroughly vetted, aligned with your culture, and prepared to deliver results from day one.
Trusted by Leading Brands for Hotel Executive Search
The Wray Advantage in Hotel Executive Search
More Than Hotel Leadership Headhunters—
We’re Industry Partners
6 Points of Distinction
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Our Leadership
Our leading consultants bring substantial senior-level experience.
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Wide Scope
Wray Executive Search offers a wide scope of industry knowledge and experience. We provide a wide array of services and have an extensive network in these arenas.
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Impactful Expertise
The cross-functional, wide-reaching expertise our company provides can have a deep impact on your business. We serve client needs internationally, nationally, regionally and locally.
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Unique Guarantees
We offer a full one-year replacement guarantee ensuring that our candidates will bring value long term. If, for some reason, the hired candidate does not work out, we will find a replacement.
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Diverse Consultants
Our consultants bring varied experience from all segments of the industry. We offer broad-based, cross-functional expertise to enhance our partnership.
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Competitive, Comprehensive Rates
There are no surprises when it comes to our fees. We maintain highly competitive performance-based rates founded upon our robust executive search record.
Our Team
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Bob Gershberg
CEO & Managing Partner
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Kevin Stockslager
EVP and Partner
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Rebecca Patt
SVP & Partner
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Ray Kelley
SVP & Partner
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Joe Radice
Advisor
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Monica da la Nuez
Vice President
Hotel News & Insights
Ready to Find Your Next Hotel Leader?
If you're searching for an experienced, professional, and results-driven team of hospitality executive recruiters, Wray Executive Search is ready to help.
We understand that every hire is an investment in your brand's future, and we’re committed to helping you make the right choice—every time.
If you are looking to be considered for opportunities, go to our candidate page and submit your resume.