A more-than-30-year industry veteran, Nolan's career highlights include opening Marriott's first JW hotel as sales and marketing director and founding a nonprofit that provided post-secondary scholarships for 10 students each year in honor of the JW brand's 10th anniversary. He most recently was the managing director of Hyatt Hotels Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, SC. He was also SVP, operations at Interstate Hotels & Resorts and COO of Meyer Jabara Hotels.