Lodgco Hospitality Names Scott Stuart CEO
Stuart, who has led the company as president since 2024, will guide its next phase of growth across its 20-hotel portfolio.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Hospitality
Lodgco Hospitality has named Scott Stuart chief executive officer and president. Stuart has served as president since 2024 and oversees a portfolio of 20 hotels.
Why it matters
The appointment places the executive who built out the company's centralized operations in charge of its next phase of expansion. Lodgco has owned and operated hotels for more than 30 years and plans to focus on growing its third-party management business.
Lodgco Hospitality manages a portfolio of 20 hotels and has owned and operated hotels for more than 30 years. The announcement does not include revenue figures or financial targets for the planned growth.
The players
Lodgco Hospitality
A hotel owner and operator with more than 30 years of experience that manages a portfolio of 20 hotels and provides third-party management services to outside ownership groups.
Scott Stuart
A hospitality executive who has led Lodgco Hospitality as president since 2024 and built out its centralized Property Support Office.
The details
Stuart built out the Property Support Office in Grand Rapids into a centralized platform supporting every hotel in the portfolio. He also invested in the systems, reporting, and talent needed to manage hotels for outside ownership groups.
Timeline
2024: Scott Stuart is named president of Lodgco Hospitality.
November 6, 2026: Stuart is named CEO and president of Lodgco Hospitality.
Market Landscape
Lodgco's centralized Property Support Office, which serves all 20 hotels in its portfolio, is the platform Stuart built to run hotels for outside owners. The company's stated focus on expanding third-party management positions it to compete for management contracts from other hotel owners.
For guests, the leadership change does not alter bookings, rates, or amenities at Lodgco's 20 hotels in the announcement. Any effect on the properties would depend on how the company carries out its planned expansion of third-party management.
The takeaway
Changes at the top of a hotel management company often signal a shift in how it will grow, so readers following the hospitality sector should watch whether Lodgco adds properties under its third-party management model. Leadership continuity from a president already in place since 2024 suggests the company's operating approach is likely to carry forward.
Further reading
For more on the sector, see Hospitality coverage of hotel operators and management companies in Grand Rapids.
