Benchmark Hospitality International Names Lisa Maria Stice Vice President of Global Online Marketing / July 2011

The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, July 2011 … Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading US-based hospitality management company, has named Lisa Maria Stice vice president of global online marketing. Greg Champion, the company’s chief operating officer, made the made the announcement.

"It is such a pleasure to announce Lisa’s promotion to vice president,” said Mr. Champion. “During the year she has been with our company, Lisa has worked tirelessly to build the new division of global ecommerce, significantly enhancing the company’s ability to serve our customers and our properties’ owners. This is a well deserved honor for Lisa and we congratulate her on this accomplishment!”

Lisa Stice was previously global director of online marketing for Benchmark Hospitality International. She is a 20-year veteran of the hospitality industry, and prior to joining Benchmark served as associate vice president ecommerce marketing for Noble House Hotels & Resorts. She also served as corporate director of ecommerce marketing for the company.

Ms. Stice has held positions at all levels within the industry. In addition to her corporate positions, she has served in regional and property-level leadership roles within sales and marketing.

Stice has received numerous awards of excellence during her productive career, including HSMAI Adrian Awards for website development, Awards of Excellence, Gold Key Awards, Sales Manager of the Year Awards, and Strategic e-Marketing Awards. Ms. Stice resides in The Woodlands with her family.

About Benchmark Hospitality International

Benchmark Hospitality International is a leader in the management and marketing of resorts, conference centers, hotels, and Personal Luxury Hotels & Resorts℠. The independent company, launched in 1980, is a worldwide organization operating properties in major metropolitan and resort destinations. Benchmark's international headquarters is located in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston. Benchmark Hospitality is also a founding member of the International Association of Conference Centers. The company's eastern regional office is in New Jersey, western regional office is in Washington, with international offices in Tokyo, Japan, and Santiago, Chile. For the location of Benchmark's properties and additional information, visit www.benchmarkhospitality.com.

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