EXCHANGE Guest: David Branson, Senior VP with the Professional Management Company

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David Branson has over twenty five years of real estate and hospitality experience. David joined Professional Management Company in 2012. His expertise includes business process improvement, directing and performing feasibility studies, regulatory compliance, receivables management, budgeting, forecasting and other support functions for real estate, hospitality and shared ownership clients.

Previously, David served with the Grangé Group LLC as Treasurer and Senior Consultant for their clients in the U.S. and México. In addition to this private consulting practice, David had served as Vice President – Project Management and Division Vice President – Finance for Starwood Vacation Ownership (SVO). During his seven years with SVO and its predecessor Vistana, Inc., David was responsible for all accounting, analysis and budgeting services to construction, marketing, sales, resort operations and corporate activities; and he directly participated in the regulatory filing and compliance of all domestic and international properties. His responsibilities also included leading the accounting support effort on over $200 million in receivable securitization, over $100 million of construction loans, and the acquisition and divestiture of business units and resorts. David’s previous career includes service as Multi-Site Controller with Marriott Vacations Worldwide (formerly Marriott Vacation Club International) and Project Controller with Hilton Grand Vacations Company. Before engaging in the leisure shared ownership industry, David served for over fourteen years with one of Florida’s leading community developers in accounting, acquisitions, marketing administration, resort operations and, as Assistant Vice President – Housing Operations, was a member of the executive team responsible for the construction, marketing, sale and delivery of over 2,000 residential units annually.

David, who is based in Orlando Florida, graduated with a Master of Business Administration degree from Florida International University and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Economics from the University of Central Florida. He is also a Florida Licensed Real Estate Broker. David is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive (CHAE) and earned the designation of CHAE of the Year in 2001 for having the highest exam score for that year. David’s service to IMA has included Chapter, Regional and National leadership roles. In a like manner, he has served several years on the Mid-Florida HFTP Chapter’s Board of Directors.