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    Jon Sakshaug

    Chief Executive Officer, Hotel Emma

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    Portrait of Jon Sakshaug

    i. Biography

    Jon Sakshaug is the Chief Executive Officer at Hotel Emma in San Antonio. Before becoming CEO in 2023, he held other leadership positions at the property, including General Manager and Vice President of Finance. His career also includes hospitality executive and finance roles at luxury properties in New York, Denver, Baltimore, and Burlington.

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    • When did Jon Sakshaug join Hotel Emma?

      Jon Sakshaug joined Hotel Emma in 2015 as Vice President of Finance before later serving as General Manager and Chief Executive Officer.

    • What other hotel opening teams has Jon Sakshaug worked on?

      He worked on the opening teams for The Ivy Hotel in Baltimore and Hotel Teatro in Denver.

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