Having spent more than 30 years in the hospitality industry, Innisfree founder, chairman and CEO Julian MacQueen has an extensive management background in hotel operations and development. Before forming Innisfree Hotels in 1985, Mr. MacQueen served as executive vice president of Family Inns of America, a regional chain of 27 motels. While there, he developed and constructed six properties and created a national sales and reservation system.
Mr. MacQueen has personally directed the acquisition, development, sale and refurbishment of all of the properties in the Innisfree portfolio since 1985, while actively participating in the daily management of the properties and cultivating employee relationships. The success of Innisfree Hotels can be attributed to his hands-on approach, his commitment to quality and most importantly, to the loyalty and experience that are displayed by all Innisfree employees. Mr. MacQueen is a graduate of University of South Alabama. His professional memberships and affiliations have included:
• Certified Hotel Administrator
• Charter Member – Alabama Hotel Sales and Marketing Association
• Member – International HSMA
• President and Charter Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee HSMA
• Board Member: Quality International Franchise Advisory Board, Region III
• Appointed Vice President and Advisory Board Member: Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Tourism Bureau
• Former Board Member and Major Stockholder: First American Bank, Pensacola, Fla.
• Board Member and Major Stockholder: Beach Community Bank, Pensacola, Fla.
• Florida’s Western Gate Economic Development Council (FWG EDC)
• Blue Ribbon University of South Alabama Alumni Advisory Council for the Governor
• University of West Florida College of Business Advisory Council – Financial Resource Committee
• Board Member and former charter chairman of the Independence for the Blind of Northwest Florida
• Secretary for the North American Brain Injury Society
• 2004 Honorary Commander of 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin Air Force Base
• Pensacola Junior College Foundation board member
