WESTMINSTER, Colo. (April 2, 2012) – Colorado’s Westin Westminster is pleased to announce that Mike Case is now serving as the hotel’s General Manager.

Mr. Case joins The Westin Westminster from the JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek, where he has served as General Manager since 2008. Under Mr. Cases’ leadership, the JW Marriott Denver was featured annually as one of the top U.S. hotels on Condé Nast Traveler’s “Readers’ Choice” list. A graduate of Colorado State University, Mr. Case was also previously the General Manager at Denver’s Oxford Hotel and the Assistant General Manager at the Denver Airport Marriott at Gateway Park.

“We are thrilled to have Mike taking the helm at The Westin Westminster,” said Alexandra Walterspiel, Senior Vice President of Sage’s Premier & Lifestyle Hotels division. “He is a passionate leader who is dedicated to exceptional guest service and I’m confident that he will bring a new vibrancy to this already successful hotel.”

Sage Hospitality, which manages the 369-room hotel, has also promoted Brandon Hendricks, The Westin Westminster’s Director of Sales & Marketing, to serve as an Area Director of Sales & Marketing, overseeing The Westin Westminster, the Hotel Ivy in Minneapolis and the Il Lugano Suite Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Prior to joining The Westin Westminster in 2009, Mr. Hendricks was the Director of Sales and Marketing at the St. Regis Houston. A graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, he previously served as the Assistant Director of Convention Sales at the Bellagio in Las Vegas and also held several senior sales positions with Hyatt Hotel Corporate properties, including the Hyatt Regency Lake Las Vegas, the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and the Grand Hyatt Atlanta.

The Westin Westminster has also promoted Kathy Byrne from Group Sales Manager to Senior Sales Manager and Ashley Hiller from Business Travel Sales Manager to Senior Sales Manager. Ms. Byrne joined The Westin Westminster in 2007. She previously was the Director of Sales & Marketing at Denver’s Oxford Hotel.  Ms. Hiller has been with The Westin Westminster since 2008. Prior to joining the hotel, she was a Sales Manager at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield, Colorado.

Ideally situated halfway between Denver and Boulder, the AAA Four Diamond Westin Westminster showcases Westin’s premier amenities - including the Westin Heavenly Bed and Westin Heavenly Bath. The 369-room hotel features more than 30,000 square feet of unique indoor and outdoor event space that can accommodate up to 1,200 people. With 139 state-of-the-art solar panels on its roof, The Westin Westminster was the first hotel in Colorado to be partially solar powered.

Managed by Denver-based Sage Hospitality Resources, The Westin Westminster features an indoor heated lap pool, an outdoor spa and a fully equipped fitness center.

The Westin Westminster is located at 10600 Westminster Boulevard, Westminster, Colorado.  For reservations, please visit www.westindenverboulder.com or call 303.410.5000.