Oak Brook Hills Resort Appoints Stefan Muhle as GM

New leader for the Chicagoland resort brings opportunity for green leadership, business-focused, and community-centric initiatives

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. June 18, 2014

OAK BROOK, IL - June 18, 2014 - Oak Brook Hills Resort (3500 Midwest Rd, Oak Brook, IL) announces the appointment of Stefan Mühle as General Manager. Bringing over 25 years of hospitality experience to the property, 12 of those with Portfolio Hotels & Resorts, Mühle oversees all operations at the renowned IACC Certified convention resort soon to become a member of the Hilton brand this summer. The resort features 386 guestroom including 38 suites, 42,500 square feet of meetings space, and the award-winning Willow Crest Golf Club, a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary, preserving and enhancing wildlife habitat and protecting resources.

“Seasoned leaders such as Stefan have the ability to bring heart and soul into both boutique and large-scale hotel properties,” Portfolio Hotels & Resorts Chief Operating Officer Graham Hersham says. “We're delighted to utilize his expertise toward reinventing Oak Brook Hills Resort as a leader in both business and leisure travel, and we're confident he will bring growth to this property.”

Listing more than a decade of leadership experience throughout several high-end boutique hotels and the world-famous Drake Hotel in Chicago, Mühle places an emphasis on establishing green, on-trend facilities, socially responsible operations, and high guest and employee retention. Additionally, Mühle aims to highlight his hospitality philosophy in forging mutually beneficial alliances with local vendors, city officials, and community development groups, and more in benefiting Oak Brook Hills Resort.

After graduating from Washington State University, where he earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Hotel & Restaurant Management and Business Administration, Mühle moved quickly in impacting the hospitality industry. Starting on a management track at Drake Hotel in Chicago and leaving as the Director of Catering Sales, he gained quality experience to lead other properties to award-winning status including the Orchard and Orchard Garden Hotel in San Francisco, the Harvest Inn in the Napa Valley from 2001 to 2011, and Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa in Sausalito, CA in 2011.

During his tenure with Portfolio Hotels & Resorts' properties, he became Food & Beverage Director at The Bishop's Lodge Ranch Resort & Spa in 2000. Tapped for the General Manager position of the Orchard Hotel in San Francisco in 2001, Mühle established the city's first Green Seal and LEED-certified hotel which became one of the highest-rated properties in town, consistently ranking among the top five percent of its 240 peers on TripAdvisor. As opening General Manager of the sister Orchard Garden Hotel in 2006, he replicated that management success before becoming Regional Director of Portfolio Hotels & Resorts' three Bay Area properties, including the 4-Diamond rated Harvest Inn in the Napa Valley, in 2008.

As a leader in green initiatives, Mühle co-founded and chaired the Sustainability Committee for the Hotel Council of San Francisco and works closely with many other associations.

For more information or to make reservations at Oak Brook Hills Resort, please visit www.oakbrookhillsresort.com or call 630.850.5555.

About Oak Brook Hills Resort

Just west of downtown Chicago and nestled in the upscale suburb of Oak Brook, Illinois, Oak Brook Hills Resort is an outstanding Midwest destination for conferences, golf getaways, family vacations, weddings or business events. 42,500 square feet of IACC certified meetings and events space make Oak Brook Hills Resort an ideal venue for meetings, conventions, retreats, banquets and social events of any kind. The resort features 386 rooms and suites, two swimming pools, the 18-hole championship Willow Crest Golf Club, tennis, numerous dining options and more. Visit www.oakbrookhillsresort.com for more information, or call 630.850.5555 today.

About Portfolio Hotels & Resorts

Headquartered in Westmont, IL, Portfolio Hotels & Resorts is a hospitality management company experienced in managing unique, boutique-style hotels, destination resorts and significant branded urban hotels in major domestic and destination markets. The company was established in 2005 by former Chicago-based Coastal Hotels founders Helmut Horn and Graham Hershman, industry veterans whose past experience includes development of the Hawthorne Suites brand, the Highlands Inn in Carmel, CA, and Cheeca Lodge in the Florida Keys. For more information about the company, visit www.portfoliohotels.com.