Waterford Appoints Gemme as GM
Doubletree Hotel in Windsor Locks, CT
WATERFORD, CT, September 15, 2006. Waterford Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Bill Gemme as General Manager of the DoubleTree Hotel Bradley International Airport, located at 16 Ella Grasso Turnpike in Windsor Locks, CT. Waterford Hotel Group, Inc., a national hotel management firm, professionally manages the 200-room hotel.
The full-service Doubletree Windsor Locks is located only 1 mile from Bradley International Airport, and is an easy drive from New York City, Boston, and all points between. As General Manager, Gemme will be responsible for all phases of the hotel's operations, sales and administration. He brings to Windsor Locks more than fifteen years of hotel general manager experience, including such brands as Holiday Inn, Ramada Inn, and Ramada Plaza Hotel.
Most recently Gemme, a native of Windsor Locks, served as Vice President of Operations over several hotels for the Nowab Hotels Corporation. His extensive resume also includes three years with Waterford Hotel Group as General Manager of the Holiday Inn in Cromwell.
"We are excited to welcome Bill back to Waterford Hotel Group as General Manager of the DoubleTree," commented Terry Bickhardt, President and COO, Operations and Marketing, for Waterford Hotel Group, Inc. "With his extensive hospitality management experience he will be a key asset to our hotel team."
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