�I am very pleased to welcome Steve to Benchmark Hospitality at Stonewall Resort,� said Mr. Terry.  �A native West Virginian, he brings a wealth of industry expertise and intimate knowledge of the market to his new role.�

Mr. Ludwig was most recently corporate director of sales & marketing for Southern Hospitality, Inc., based in Oklahoma City.  He previously held senior management positions with Red Lion Hotels, including serving as director of sales & marketing at Fess Parker�s Red Lion Resort in Santa Barbara, as regional director of sales and marketing for the company operating out of Seattle, and as general manager of the Red Lion Hotel in Houston.   He began his hospitality career at the Charleston Marriott Town Center in Charleston, West Virginia. 

Steve Ludwig is a graduate of West Virginia University, located in Morgantown.   He and his family are relocating to the Bridgeport area.

The Four Diamond-rated Stonewall Resort is a 208-guestroom property with a lakeside lodge and lakeside villas, a conference center, restaurants, complete fitness center and swimming pool, spa and an 18-hole Arnold Palmer Signature Golf Course. The resort is located at Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park near Weston, West Virginia.  Stonewall Resort is a joint private/public development between McCabe-Henley LP and the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.  Benchmark Hospitality International operates Stonewall Resort.

Benchmark Hospitality International, an independent hospitality management company based in The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, operates resorts, conference centers, hotels and condominium resorts both domestically and internationally.  For locations of Benchmark Hospitality properties and for additional information, visit Benchmark's Website at www.benchmarkhospitality.com.