Ronald Anderson graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Hotel and Restaurant Administration from Washington State University in 1975 then served for several years in the Hyatt Hotel organization. Prior to becoming the General Manager in Houston he served ten years as the General Manager of the 476-room DoubleTree Hotel Lloyd Center, in Portland, Oregon. While in Portland he helped coordinate the implementation of cooperative operational and sales efforts among the five area DoubleTree Hotels, formally Red Lion Hotels. He won a number of awards within the company and was President of the Oregon Tri County Lodging Association.

Under his leadership the hotel won the 1996 Meeting and Convention Magazine Gold Key Award to become the first Oregon hotel to receive this recognition.

"We're very excited to have someone of Ron's caliber and experience take on this role in the Company," said John Taffin, V.P. of Hotel Operations for Cavanaughs Hospitality Corporation. "We're also happy that it enables him to return home to the Northwest and the quality of life it offers."

Cavanaughs Hospitality Corporation serves the Northwest with 3,756 full service hotel rooms in 18 hotels, including 45 restaurants and lounges and 179,900 square feet of meeting space. In addition, CVH provides entertainment services through GB Select-a-Seat, a 20-outlet computerized ticket company, and GB Presents, a Broadway and special event presenting company. CVH also manages 3.1 million square feet of third party property management, 2,200 residential units, and owns 590,000 square feet of office and retail space.