NORWALK,
Conn., February 2, 2011—Officials of HEI Hotels & Resorts (HEI),
the
nation’s fastest growing private owner/operator of hotel real estate,
today
named new general managers at four of its properties in Virginia and
Pennsylvania. All four were promoted from other HEI hotels.
The
newly named general managers are: Julie Cashin, Sheraton Crystal
City
Hotel, 1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington,
Va.; Bob Krol, The Westin Philadelphia, 99 South 17th Street at Liberty
Place;
Ryan McCarthy, Embassy Suites Tysons Corner, 8517
Leesburg Pike, Vienna Va.; and David Fabian, Embassy Suites
Philadelphia
– City Center, 1776 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
“These
promotions clearly demonstrate the strength and depth of our internal
talent
pool,” said Ted Darnall, chief operating officer of HEI. “We
devote a lot
of time and resources to attracting and retaining the most talented
professionals in our industry. We have implemented a series of
programs
that encourage career development in terms of education and leadership
responsibilities. David, Julie, Bob and Ryan have been with the
company
for some time, and these promotions acknowledge their individual
records of
achievement and allow them to take their talents to the next
level.”
About the General Managers:
- Julie Cashin—Cashin
joined HEI in 2008 as
director of operations at Le Méridien Cambridge, Mass., and was
later promoted
to general manager of the Embassy Suites Tysons Corner in
Virginia.
Previously, she was general manager of the Embassy Suites in
Williamsburg, Pa.,
for Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. Earlier, she
served as
assistant manager of Humewood Castle in Kiltegan, Ireland. She
has a
Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Hotel Administration at
Cornell
University in Ithaca, N.Y. She will report to Brian Mayer, senior
vice
president of operations, Region 2.
- Bob Krol—Krol
joined HEI as general
manager of the Embassy Suites Philadelphia in 2007 from Interstate
Hotels &
Resorts, where he served as general manager of the Embassy Suites
Philadelphia
Airport. Prior to that he was general manager of the Four Points
by
Sheraton. In addition, he was rooms division manager and director
of
sales for the Sheraton University City, for Carnival Hotels. Krol
went to
Fairleigh Dickinson University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree
in
business administration. He will report to Michael Miner, senior
vice
president of operations, Region 1.
- Ryan McCarthy—Prior
to joining HEI in
2009 as assistant general manager of the Embassy Suites Tysons Corner,
he was
assistant general manager and director of food & beverage at the
Embassy
Suites Lexington for Winegardner & Hammons, Inc. Earlier in
his
career, he was general manager of Fiorella’s Italian Restaurant, where
he
oversaw front and back of house operations, and comedy club
supervisor
and beverage controller for The Doubletree Hotel-Lowell, Mass. He
has a
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Fitchburg
State
College in Massachusetts. McCarthy will report to Brian Mayer.
- David Fabian—Fabian
was vice president of
revenue management with HEI before becoming a hotel manager of the
Embassy
Suites Orlando Downtown, in Florida, in 2007. Prior to HEI, he
was vice
president of revenue management for Wyndham Worldwide Hotel
Group.
Previously, he was director of sales and marketing for the Westin
Stamford, in
Conn., for Merritt Hospitality. Also, Fabian was regional
director of
revenue management, mid-Atlantic region for Starwood Hotels and
Resorts.
He graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s
degree
in Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management. He will report
to
Michael Miner.
About HEI Hotels &
Resorts
HEI Hotels & Resorts,
headquartered in
Norwalk, Conn., is a leading hospitality investment firm that acquires,
develops, owns and operates full-service, upper upscale and luxury
hotels and
resorts throughout the United States under such well-known brand names
as
Marriott, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Embassy Suites, and
Hilton.
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