The award recognizes a hotel owner or manager who has shown exemplary customer service, employee relations, community service and dedication to advancing the lodging industry in South Carolina. Siegling received recommendations from the Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau, his hotel owners and staff and other hoteliers in the state. �I�m humbled and honored that my associates and peers thought so much of me to recognize my commitment to the industry, Embassy Suites Hotel and the Charleston community,� said Lanneau Siegling. 

A 30-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Siegling serves on many numerous community hospitality organizations.  He serves as a vice president for the Hospitality Association of South Carolina. His past community involvement includes: chairman, Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau; president, Greater Charleston Hotel/Motel Association; chairman, Hospitality Division of the Trident United Way; member, Mayor�s Tourism Management Advisory Committee; member, City of Charleston Joint Committee on Tourism; and member, Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce�s Public Affairs Committee.

Siegling has managed several hotels under the Hilton Hotels Corporation umbrella, with the latest being the Embassy Suites Hotel Historic Charleston, located at 337 Meeting Street in Charleston, S.C. for the last two years. The hotel is a grand restoration of the original Citadel Military College, circa 1800, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Buildings.

�Lanneau�s ability to successfully bring together Charleston�s business and community leaders as partners is a tremendous asset to the Bennett Hofford Company, owners of the Embassy Suites Hotel Historic Charleston, and Hilton Hotels Corporation,� said Rick Schultz, senior vice president of operations for Hilton Hotels Corporation. 

Embassy Suites Hotels® is a subsidiary of Hilton Hotels Corporation.