Christian Charre is a Senior Vice President with CBRE Hotels, focused on serving owners and investors in Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America. A hospitality professional with more than 25 years of expertise, Mr. Charre has sold in excess of $5 billion in hotel assets and has been involved with the operations, underwriting and asset management of numerous hotels and resorts worldwide. Prior to joining CBRE, Mr. Charre formed The Charre Group where he and his team earned a reputation in South Florida as a trusted real estate investment banking firm and advisor dedicated to the lodging industry. Mr. Charre also spent 10 years with Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels in Miami as Senior Vice President where he opened their Latin America and Caribbean office and built relationships with investors and lenders throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. During his tenure, Mr. Charre was involved in transactions, financing, asset management, operator selection and valuation throughout the region.
Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, Mr. Charre was Vice President of Investment Sales at Hotel Source, Inc. in Chicago. Before returning to the United States to join Hotel Source, Inc. he spent two years in Moscow, Russia, as Chief Financial Officer for AeroIMP, a Canadian joint venture between IMP and Aeroflot. Mr. Charre also held various positions as CFO and Director of Finance with Hilton and Club Med. With Hilton Hotels Corporation and Club Med he held positions in various countries including France, Spain, Japan, Switzerland, Indonesia, Mexico, Dominican Republic and the United States.