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Roxanne Harrison Recognized by Benchmark Hospitality as
Sales Executive of the Year;
Veteran Sales Professional Ken Lupp Honored Prior to
Retirement
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| The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, April 2008 ... Benchmark
Hospitality International has announced the recipients of the leading hospitality
management company's annual Top Sales Executives Awards. The awards
were presented at Benchmark's National Sales Education Conference held
recently at The Heldrich, located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Award
winners were selected from among more than 175 sales and marketing professionals
throughout the Benchmark Hospitality organization. Recognition
was awarded based on stellar sales performance, active and strong leadership,
sales team participation, and the ability to overcome obstacles and challenges
to achieve sales goals.
"We are celebrating an excellent year for Benchmark Hospitality and our professional sales team has made this happen,� said Eric Terry, vice president sales and marketing. "We are so pleased to recognize the best of the best of our superb sales organization with these National Sales Awards.� Recipients of Benchmark Hospitality's Top Sales Executive Awards:
Roxanne Harrison receives the Sales Executive of the Year Award from Sam Haigh, President; Eric Terry, VP Sales & Marketing; Albert Lacle and Hal Powell, both Regional VPs of Sales & Marketing
Benchmark also recognized and celebrated veteran hospitality sales executive Ken Lupp, for a decade of exemplary service at The Founders Inn and Spa. Mr. Lupp is retiring in June of the year. A disciplined professional who starts his day in the office at 6:00 am, Mr. Lupp is retiring at the top of his game. He has consistently met his annual sales goals, exceeding them by 18% last year while tracking to do the same in the current year. He grew average daily rate year-over-year by up to 8% and has successfully converted 60% of his religious market bookings to the Benchmark Conference Plan, the company�s meeting product. Assigned the virtually non-existent association market at The Founders Inn and Spa just 18 months ago, he doggedly developed the market, booking nearly 4000 room nights to date. A professional of such remarkable ability is difficult to say �goodbye� to so Mr. Lupp will return to the Benchmark organization as a consultant in the religious market, an area where he has significant expertise and contacts. In addition to Benchmark�s recognition, Mr. Lupp was honored with the
President�s Award from the Religious Conference Management Association
(RCMA). During his 18 years with the organization, Lupp has been
an active Board member and has served as a guest speaker and presenter
for RCMA�s conferences. Additionally, he recruited more new members
to RCMA than anyone in the association�s history.
Sales Executive, Ken Lupp, receives the President�s Award from Dr. Dewayne Woodring of RCMA in recognition of Exemplary Service Benchmark Hospitality International is a leader in the management and marketing of resorts, conference centers, hotels, and Personal Luxury Hotels�. The privately held company, launched in 1980, is a founding member of the International Association of Conference Centers. Benchmark is a worldwide organization operating over 30 properties representing major metropolitan and resort destinations. Benchmark's international headquarters is located in The Woodlands, Texas, near Houston, with regional offices in New Jersey and Connecticut. International offices are located in Tokyo and Santiago, Chile. For locations of properties and additional information, visit www.benchmarkhospitality.com. |
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Annie Hanlon
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