Benchmark Names Julie Walsh Area Director of Revenue Management
HOUSTON, TX. November 14, 2016 - The Woodlands - BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Julie Walsh area director of revenue management. Kim Nugent, vice president revenue management, made the announcement. Ms. Walsh will be based in Benchmark's New Brunswick, New Jersey, offices.
"It is a great pleasure to welcome Julie back to Benchmark, said Ms. Nugent. “Not only is she supremely qualified for her new responsibilities, she comes with a complete understanding of her market and of Benchmark.”
Julie Walsh's area revenue management responsibilities will span Benchmark properties coast to coast, including select hotels and resorts located in California, Wyoming, and Massachusetts. This is a return to Benchmark for Ms. Walsh, as earlier in her career she served as front office manager for the company's Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She was most recently revenue manager for the Wyndham Hotel Group.
Ms. Walsh is a graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management. She resides in Morristown, New Jersey.
About BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company.
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, is a trailblazer in the development, management, marketing and owner-advisory services of resorts, hotels, conference centers and exclusive private clubs. In addition to the company's iconic Benchmark Resorts & Hotels portfolio, the Gemstone Collection is a distinctive luxury portfolio of independent hotels & resorts in highly preferred destinations. BENCHMARK'S distinguished and proven reputation is deeply-rooted in core values that are focused and aligned with exceeding ownership and stakeholder performance expectations. The combined portfolios feature nearly 70 unique and distinctive properties domestically and internationally. The company leadership and valued employees are passionately committed to delivering the industry's most authentic, enchanted, soulful, vibrant, unrivaled and memory-making experience. BENCHMARK'S progressive “Be The Difference” culture and values are a cornerstone to the company's nearly 40 years of extraordinary achievement and prosperity. Many properties have been recognized with the Benchmark Conference Centers® mark of meeting excellence. BENCHMARK, a global hospitality company, is based in The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, and has regional offices in Park City, Utah; Miami, Florida; New Brunswick, New Jersey; Seattle Washington; and Tokyo, Japan. www.benchmarkglobalhospitality.com To become a fan on Facebook, visit www.facebook.com/BenchmarkResortsandHotels, www.facebook.com/GemstoneHotelCollection. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BenchmarkHotels, www.twitter.com/GemstoneHotels , on Instagram at www.instagram.com/benchmarkresortsandhotels, www.instagram.com/gemstonehotels, and on Pinterest at https://www.pinterest.com/benchmarkhotels/gemstone-hotels. At LinkedIn, www.linkedin.com/company/benchmark-hospitality.
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