NEW YORK CITY—The Trump Organization said Tuesday it had hired hospitality veteran Eric Danziger as CEO of Trump Hotel Collection, its luxury hotel management company. Danziger was most recently president and CEO of Hampshire Hotel Management, a company he joined in March 2014; a spokewoman for Hampshire tells GlobeSt.com the company wishes him "nothing but the best in his future endeavors."

Danziger began his career in the hotel industry at the bottom of the ladder 44 years ago, working as a bellman at the Fairmont in San Francisco. He has since traveled in more rarified circles, serving at various times as president and CEO of Starwood Hotels, president and COO of Carlson Hotels Worldwide and president and CEO of Wyndham Hotel Group.

“Trump Hotel Collection has been an amazing success, and we are very pleased to welcome Eric to the company,” says Donald J. Trump, president and chairman of the Trump Organization. “We have some of the greatest hotels in the finest locations in the world. Eric will play a vital role in our continued expansion and the incredible future of Trump Hotels.”