Ed Blair

Sage Hospitality Group is pleased to announce that it has promoted Ed Blair to the position of Area General Manager overseeing The Crawford Hotel, Denver Union Station, The Oxford Hotel and The Oxford Club, Spa & Salon.

With more than 25 years of hospitality experience, Blair most recently served as the General Manager - or "Rebel Leader" - at Denver's The Curtis - a Doubletree by Hilton. He previously served as the General Manager at Sage's Embassy Suites Denver Downtown, where he was honored with the "Sage Passion Award" for 2017. He also spent almost a decade as the General Manager of The Oxford, where he was named "Leader of the Year" in 2012. Under his direction, The Oxford was honored as Sage's "Hotel of the Year" for 2011, based on its strong financials, market share, guest, employee and audit metrics.

A graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Blair also previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Mile High United Way. He is a founding member of Denver's Road to Work Business Advisory Council, which provides training and employment opportunities for people suffering from poverty and those with disabilities. He is also involved with the Downtown Denver Partnership, previously serving as chairman of the non-profit's Business Improvement District board and on the 14th Street General Improvement District board.