Noble Names Managing Director Twin City Quarter Complex
ATLANTA, GA, November 9, 2006. Noble Investment Group, one of the industry's leading owner/operators of luxury and upscale hotels and resorts, has named Doug Smolinski managing director at the Twin City Quarter Complex in Winston-Salem, N.C. His responsibilities include leading the completely renovated 315-room Marriott, 146-suite Embassy Suites and the 100,000 square feet of meeting space in the Benton Convention Center.
Smolinski brings more than 32 years of hospitality experience to Noble Investment Group, including various positions with Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Hilton and Hershey Entertainment & Resort Company. Most recently, Smolinski served as vice president operations for Interstate Hotels & Resorts, overseeing 15 hotels in nine states.
"We are thrilled to have Doug at the helm of the Twin City Quarter, an important asset in our portfolio, says Paul Burke, executive vice president of Noble Investment Group. "His successful record with multiple brands is invaluable."
Noble Investment Group, a leading national hospitality organization that invests in luxury and upscale hotels, resorts and convention/conference centers, is a pre-eminent developer of first class hospitality and mixed-use developments as well as an award-winning operator of independent destination resorts and upscale hotels affiliated with Marriott, Starwood, Hilton, and InterContinental Hotels Group. Currently, Noble operates more than 7,000 hotel and resort guest rooms including over 800,000 square feet of meeting space, convention and conference centers, championship golf courses, spas, and fine dining operations. Since 1979, Noble and its predecessors have developed and acquired over $1.4 billion in hospitality assets. In the past year, the company began development on and acquired an aggregate of $500 million in hospitality investments.
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