The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, February 2017… BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Joseph M. DeMille, Sr., director of sales & marketing for The Chattanoogan. The hotel is a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in the heart of revitalized Chattanooga, Tennessee. Tom Cupo, Benchmark’s regional managing director for The Chattanoogan, made the announcement.

“I am very pleased to welcome Joe to Benchmark and to our hotel,” said Mr. Cupo. “He comes to us with extensive sales and marketing leadership experience and a strong record for developing business opportunities.”

Joseph DeMille has held senior sales and marketing positions for the past 15 years of his distinguished career. He most recently was the director of sales & marketing for Turnberry Isle Miami where he led a team of 36 professionals. Mr. DeMille previously served as regional director of sales & marketing for Dolce Hotels & Resorts, with primary responsibility for the company’s Atlanta Peachtree property, and oversight responsibilities for six executive conference centers. Mr. DeMille began with this company as senior director of business development.

Joe DeMille is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree. He is the recipient of numerous sales production awards and serves on the Board of the Society of Collegiate Travel & Expense Management, in addition to his active membership in the Professional Convention Management Association and the Global Business Travel Association. He is relocating to Chattanooga.