Sector Experience

Healthcare
Travel & Hospitality
Financial Services
Consumer Goods
Real Estate
24
years

Years of Experience

7/19

Member Since

Bulge Bracket Investment Banks
Fortune 500
Top Consulting Firms

Experience

 
Open Six Interests Management Consulting
Principal
11/2016 - Present
Ann is a founder of Open Six and pursues projects with clients including but not limited to business improvement, strategic planning, market sizing, financial analysis and hotel development
Marchbanks Company Finance
Managing Director
07/2010 - 08/2018
Private equity and consulting (travel, hospitality and non-travel/hospitality investments)
Carlson Other
Director of Regent Brand Management
01/2008 - 07/2010
Brand Management including brand strategy/positioning and architecture as well as revenue generation strategy (sales, marketing, advertising, PR, online activities) for a global luxury hotel brand as well as a domestic mid-tier hotel brand
Carlson Corporate Strategy & Development
Director of Corporate Strategy and Business Development
12/2006 - 01/2008
Corporate Business building and portfolio management (including divestiture of Regent Seven Seas Cruise luxury business and other capitalization strategies) Responsible for completing offering memorandum, sell-side due diligence and transition services planning for post-transaction migration.
Carlson Finance
Associate
09/2005 - 12/2006
Member of three-person team that completed IPO process and listed The Rezidor Hotel Group on the Swedish Stock Exchange. Moved to Europe on short notice to join team at engagement kick off. Responsible for communicating to IPO stakeholders, conducting extensive analysis of hotel inventory and contributing to key strategy meetings. Managed multiple project teams to implement Salesforce.com which increased pipeline visibility for business planning and performance management.
JPMorgan Chase & Co Finance
Investment Banking Summer Associate
05/2004 - 08/2004
Advised financial sponsor on $550M LBO deal in valuation and financing. Performed various aspects of transaction execution including financial modeling, management presentations and internal communications.
Transportation Security Administration Management Consulting
Strategic Projects Team Lead
08/2002 - 07/2003
Developed U.S.-wide enhanced security pilot project analysis and execution plan. Led field execution teams of two to ten people at six of the 40 largest U.S. airports.
Booz Allen Hamilton Management Consulting
Senior Consultant, Consultant
04/1999 - 08/2002
Developed new business strategy that won board approval for major U.S. airline. Researched 30 potential acquisition targets in the professional services industry. Modeled profitability of proposed business strategies for convenience store retailer. Developed working capital reduction strategies in post merger oil company.