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FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Ken Kochenour is CEO and Founder of GF Hotels & Resorts. He served four years as a police officer for Doylestown Township before he began to aggressively pursue a career in the hospitality and real estate industry. After holding several key positions with various national hotel chains, Ken co-founded GF Hotels & Resorts. He brings to the company more than thirty years of experience in owning and operating hotel/resort facilities, turnaround deals, property evaluations, market analyses and cost controls. Since Ken’s first hotel acquisition in 1988, the company has evolved to a portfolio of more than 160 hospitality assets owned and/or managed across the United States, and which vary across a spectrum of brands including Hilton, Marriott, IHG Hotels & Resorts and more.
Under Ken’s leadership, the portfolio of GF Hotels & Resorts continues to receive award winning recognition in the industry, not only from franchise affiliations but also from trade publications such as Lodging Magazine and Hotel Management Magazine in which GF Hotels & Resorts is consistently named as a top management company in the nation. This success and growth is a result of Ken’s commitment to a professional workforce, a focus on guest satisfaction, and a presence in strategic locations.
Ken is very active with the Jaws Youth Fund, an organization founded by Ron Jaworski, his family, and the United Way of Camden County whose goal is to support youth programs that benefit at-risk children. He is passionate about giving back to York College where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. He is a regular host of York College’s alumni events, as well as, a participant in the Alumni Golf Outing. In 2008, Ken was awarded the Alumni Achievement Award and in 2010, he was elected to the Board of Trustees of York College where he continues to serve as a board member.
He is the proud father of four lovely daughters; Karey, Kristen, Karley and Leah, and currently resides with his wife Candice in Naples, Florida.
Under Ken’s leadership, the portfolio of GF Hotels & Resorts continues to receive award winning recognition in the industry, not only from franchise affiliations but also from trade publications such as Lodging Magazine and Hotel Management Magazine in which GF Hotels & Resorts is consistently named as a top management company in the nation. This success and growth is a result of Ken’s commitment to a professional workforce, a focus on guest satisfaction, and a presence in strategic locations.
Ken is very active with the Jaws Youth Fund, an organization founded by Ron Jaworski, his family, and the United Way of Camden County whose goal is to support youth programs that benefit at-risk children. He is passionate about giving back to York College where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. He is a regular host of York College’s alumni events, as well as, a participant in the Alumni Golf Outing. In 2008, Ken was awarded the Alumni Achievement Award and in 2010, he was elected to the Board of Trustees of York College where he continues to serve as a board member.
He is the proud father of four lovely daughters; Karey, Kristen, Karley and Leah, and currently resides with his wife Candice in Naples, Florida.