Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with over 7,150 hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation announced the appointment of Kevin Kobishop as vice president of operations for the upscale Wyndham Hotels and Resorts® brand.

A hospitality industry veteran with over 20 years of experience, Kobishop is responsible for helping to drive the brand’s strategic direction and overseeing operational functions including revenue management, sales, financial reporting and human resources for the brand’s portfolio of managed and franchised hotels. He is based in Parsippany, N.J. and reports directly to John Green, brand senior vice president for Wyndham Hotels and Resorts.

Most recently, Kobishop served as the corporate director of food and beverage for Amalgamated Holdings Limited in Sydney, Australia. There, he implemented programs and processes for the company’s 50 hotels, 80 movie theaters and Australia’s largest ski resort.

Kobishop returns to the Wyndham brand after serving the former Wyndham International from 1988 to 2005, where he held various corporate and on-property positions in the areas of food and beverage, conference management and operations. He also served as general manager at Wyndham hotels in Philadelphia, Penn., Brookfield, Wisc., and Indianapolis, Ind.

“Kevin is an experienced and knowledgeable operations executive and we are thrilled to welcome him back to the Wyndham family,” said Green. “His property management expertise and familiarity with the company will play an important role in helping to ensure the success of our properties.”