Marc Pujalet has been named Chief Marketing Officer of the company, and Tom Kovacs has been named Corporate Director of Catering.  �Noble House is accelerating its pace of growth, and Marc and Tom�s appointments speak to our focus and commitment, both to our existing portfolio as well as potential future partners,� said Hutsen. �We�re thrilled to have two such talented hoteliers join our organization as we move into a very exciting growth stage.�

Pujalet will have overall strategic marketing and sales responsibility for the company�s twelve properties, and will play a major role in positioning the company for future expansion.  Pujalet joins Noble House from the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB), where he held the position as senior vice president, marketing, responsible for sales, marketing, tourism, advertising, housing, public relations and convention services. Prior to his position with the SCVB, Pujalet spent 20 years with Westin Hotels and Resorts, most recently as senior vice president, sales and marketing, where he held global responsibility for the brand.

Kovacs joins the company as director of corporate catering, with responsibility for innovation of the company�s catering and room service operations. Kovacs� career has spanned the globe.  Over the last twenty years he has worked in Asia, Europe, South America as well as New Orleans, where he was executive chef of both Commander�s Palace and Brennan�s Restaurants.

Both Pujalet and Kovacs will be based at the company�s Seattle (Kirkland), Washington headquarters office.

Owned by Pat Colee and based in Kirkland (Seattle), Washington, Noble House Hotels and Resorts comprises twelve unique properties in six states across the United States and includes:  LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort in Naples, Fla., Ocean Key Resort in Key West, Fla., Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort in Daytona Beach, Fla., Grove Isle Hotel & Club in Coconut Grove (Miami), Fla., Little Palm Island Resort & Spa on Little Torch Key, Fla.; The Adolphus in Dallas, TX; The Edgewater in Seattle, Wash.; Inn at Loretto in Santa Fe, N.M.; Portofino Hotel & Yacht Club in Redondo Beach, Calif., Paradise Point Resort & Spa in San Diego; The Sunburst Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., and the Hotel Viking in Newport, R.I.