Born in Guatemala, Henry DeLeon received a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and then immigrated to the United States. He became involved with the hospitality industry almost immediately, eventually becoming a manager with the Hyatt Corporation.
A chance meeting with his co-founder of The Service Companies opened the door to DeLeon becoming one of the best known names in the Hospitality Outsourcing Industry. With the vision of outsourcing becoming the logical way for organizations to achieve quality-driven, cost effective results for their cleaning and housekeeping needs, DeLeon began The Service Companies in 1987 and is the President of the company.
Henry's dynamic style motivates his team to consistently provide the best service to their customers. Under his leadership the company has grown from one customer in 1987 to become the leader in providing outsourcing services to the hospitality industry.
Steve Wilson joined The Service Companies in November 2008 as Senior Vice President and General Manager. Prior to joining TSC, Mr. Wilson spent twenty years with Global Hyatt Corporation with extensive experience in operations and financial management. Mr. Wilson began his career as a Hyatt Corporate Management Trainee and held various management positions in large and small luxury hotels and resorts across the United States. He has served as General Manager at several high profile hotel properties.
Victor Lopez has a distinguished 35 years of experience in all facets of hotel development and operation, including a 30 year career at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, most recently as senior vice president for development and field operations specializing in the Caribbean and Latin America. In his leadership roles at Hyatt, he oversaw the operations of 32 properties from South America to Hawaii, including all resort properties in North America. He was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Camp Hyatt, Spa Hyatt, Golf Hyatt and learning vacation programs, as well as the gaming operations attached to Hyatt Resorts.
Victor's experience also includes an affiliation with the Kor Group, a Los Angeles-based boutique operator.
In addition to development and operations, Victor is an industry leader who founded the Great Places in the Caribbean Trust, a public/private organization dedicated to promoting the region. He has served in various capacities on the boards of Caribbean Development and Investments, Caribbean Hotel Association, and American Hotel & Lodging Association.
A native of Costa Rica, Victor moved to the United States with his family in the 1960s. He holds a Bachelor's of Science from Western Kentucky University. He sits on the Caribbean Investment Board, the Caribbean Central American Action Committee Board of Trustees and the Board of WATSCO. He has also served on the boards of the New World Symphony, Miami Children's Hospital and Camillus House.
John Thiesfeld joined the Company in September 2009 after spending the past year running a property asset management firm for multiple luxury resort and hotel customers. Prior to asset management, John spent sixteen years with Global Hyatt in various sales and marketing positions, most recently as Regional Vice President-Revenue of the Northeast, Central and Southeast regions.
Mike Rosenow joined The Service Companies as Senior Vice President of Human Resources in June 2009. Prior to joining TSC, Mr. Rosenow spent 10 years with the world's largest casino-hotel company, Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.. While with Harrah's in Northern Nevada, Mike held the positions of Director of Human Resources, Director of Customer Service, Vice President of Human Resources and Regional Vice President of Human Resources.
Bruce joined TSC in July 2009 after having spent over 25 years in the hospitality and transportation industries. He spent 20 years with ARAMARK of which 18 years were in the Audit, Finance and Accounting areas. Bruce held the Chief Financial Officer position of ARAMARK's Campus Services division for over 12 years where the company grew to over $900 million in revenues. In addition, Bruce has held key operational executive positions with ARAMARK and FirstGroup America, the largest manager of transportation services in North America. Bruce earned both his Bachelor's and Master's of Business Administration degrees from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.