Scott Sledge

After graduation from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in hospitality management, Sledge began management training for MMI Hotel Group. He served several MMI hotels in a variety of on property leadership positions. 

In 1999 he was promoted to Regional Director of Operations and served the organization as Vice President of Operations from 2010-2017. In 2017, Sledge joined the IHG Hotel & Resorts team as a Franchise Performance Support Director, supporting over 60 hotels in the Greater Chicago and Southern Wisconsin markets for the brand. In 2020, he returned to Mississippi to lead Certified Hospitality Management as Vice President of Operations.

Sledge is a graduate of the Executive Development Advanced Management Program at Cornell University in Ithaca NY. Honored as a veteran hotelier, he holds the designation of a Certified Hotel Administrator from The American Hotel & Lodging Association.

Sledge served 4 terms as President of the Mississippi Hotel & Lodging Association and has served the Ridgeland Tourism Commission as a two-term president, vice president of the Metro Jackson Hotel/ Motel Association, Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce, and is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the MS Hospitality and Restaurant Association. Sledge is also actively involved in the IHG Owner's Association Holiday Inn Brand Committee.

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