Michael Dorn

Background

About Michael Dorn

July 2023 successful summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro, never be complacent and continually seek out new challenges and opportunities. Add to a life resume not just a work resume. April 2025 Patgonia Photo Expedition. Senior Level Executive with one of the more diversified skillsets across the private and public real estate investment and hospitality sectors. A unique combination of accounting, asset management, auditing, customer relations, financial analysis, investment analysis, governance training, operations, personnel development, sales and marketing, risk management, Sarbanes-Oxley and strategic leadership. Guidance contributor in updating the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) Practice Guide: Internal Audit and Fraud: Assessing Fraud Risk Governance and Management at the Organizational Level 2nd Edition (2022) A strong business, community and educational foundation developed by earning a BBA from the University of Miami in International Finance and Marketing combined with post-graduate accounting at Clemson University. This experience draws on the culturally and internationally diverse city of Miami with the small town environment of Clemson "where everyone knows everyone and helps their friends and neighbors", providing the foundation, ability and interpersonal communications skills to succeed throughout any organizational structure. Extensive leadership experience for both private and public companies which includes domestic and international operations. Applying a strategic partnership approach to identifying revenue growth, process improvement, risk mitigation, cost-saving measures that are both customer and shareholder focused. Established the Internal Audit Department at inception of IPO for NYSE listed Real Estate Investment Trust. Company has grown from seven hotels to a current portfolio of eighty-nine hotels with eight managing operating partners,(ACCOR, Aimbridge, Four Seasons, Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott, Sofitel and Remington Hospitality) in two separate publicly traded REIT platforms (AHT and BHR). In addition, Ashford Inc. is a publicly traded platform that includes eleven portfolio companies,(Ashford Securities, INPSIRE, Premier Project Management, Pure Wellness, Red Hospitality & Leisure, Remington Hospitality). Twenty (20) plus years of public company Internal Audit and Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and compliance experience. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) IIA - Accreditation in Internal Audit Quality Assessment/Validation