Scott Sledge

Vice President Hotel Compliance & Brand Liaison – Certified Hospitality Management

After graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in hospitality management in 1989, Sledge began hotel 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 IHG as a Franchise Performance Support Manager, supporting over 60 hotels including Holiday Inn & Holiday Inn Express Brands in the Greater Chicago and Southern Wisconsin markets for the company. In 2020, he returned to Mississippi to lead Certified Hospitality Management as Vice President of Operations where he navigated the company through the global pandemic and subsequent post recovery phases. In 2022, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. In January of 2024, Sledge assumed the role of Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Additionally, Sledge served as COO & Senior Vice President of Investor Relations for Bellamare Development.

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 past president 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 and the USFEG (United States Financial Executives Group). In 2024, Sledge was appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the Vicksburg Convention Center for a 3-year term. Sledge currently serves as the 2025/2026 President of the Rotary Club of Winona.

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