Montage Deer Valley Appoints Two New Executive Team Members

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. May 26, 2015

PARK CITY, UT. - May 26, 2015. Allen Highfield, General Manager at Montage Deer Valley, announces two executive appointments: Victorio Gonzalez as Resort Manager and Afsi Behnam-Bird as Director of Rooms. Both Gonzalez and Behnam-Bird will contribute to enhancing the guest experience at Montage Deer Valley.

"We are delighted to announce Victorio and Afsi as the newest additions to the Montage Deer Valley family," said Highfield. "Victorio's 12-year tenure with Montage Hotels & Resorts and Afsi's nearly two decades of hospitality experience will heighten our guests' on-property experience and contribute to further developing our dedicated team."

Victorio Gonzalez, Resort Manager

An integral part of the management team since the company's inception in 2003, Gonzalez brings 30 years of experience in luxury hospitality. He joined Montage Hotels & Resorts as opening Studio Manager of the company's first property, Montage Laguna Beach, was promoted to Director of Restaurants and went on to serve as Director of Food & Beverage at Montage Laguna Beach and Montage Beverly Hills. Prior to joining the company, Gonzalez was Managing Member of Executive Dining Consultants LLC and held management positions at several prominent hotels, including the Ventana Room at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort; Mary Elaine's at The Phoenician; Picasso at Bellagio Hotel & Casino; and Renoir at Mirage Hotel & Casino.

Afsi Behnam-Bird, Director of Rooms

Afsi Behnam-Bird will lead all operations of the rooms division at Montage Deer Valley, assuring top-of-the-line accommodation in each of 220 guest rooms and suites. In addition, Behnam-Bird will ensure that guests receive exceptional service resort wide, from the Front Desk to Reservations. Behnam-Bird brings an abundance of luxury hospitality experience with her, including nearly two decades with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts - the last eight as Director of Rooms. She joins Montage Deer Valley most recently from Hotel Teatro in Denver, where she was General Manager. She also led The Oxford Hotel and The Crawford Hotel in Denver, and was opening General Manager of Hotel Terra Jackson Hole. Behnam-Bird, her husband Justin, their son Dylan, and their Bernese mountain dog Jackson are delighted to make Park City their home.

For more information or to make reservations at Montage Hotels & Resorts, visit www.montagehotels.com

About Montage Deer Valley

Opened in December 2010 in the year-round community of Park City, Utah, Montage Deer Valley is reminiscent of great mountain lodges of the West. This refined Mountain Craftsman resort is less than five minutes from Park City's celebrated Main Street, and an easy 40-minute drive from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC). Engaging all-season indoor and outdoor activities include true ski-in, ski-out access to Deer Valley Resort, named America's #1 ski resort by Ski magazine an unprecedented six consecutive years (2008- 2013). The 154 deluxe guestrooms, and more than 66 suites and private residences ranging from one to four bedrooms, feature fireplaces and expansive views of the majestic Wasatch Front. The resort also offers extensive 24-hour services; several inventive dining options; a gourmet gastro-pub with bowling lanes; a 35,000-square-foot alpine-inspired spa; outdoor pool and whirlpools; outdoor terrace with fire pits; one-of-a-kind retail shops, a fine arts collection and 50,000-square-feet of indoor and outdoor event space for executive meetings and special events. The resort was named to the 2011 Conde Nast Traveler's annual "Hot List," Robb Report's 2011 "Best of the Best" and Travel + Leisure's annual "IT" list for the world's best new hotels. Virtuoso travel network named Montage Deer Valley 'World's Best Family Program' and Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report has named Spa Montage Deer Valley the World's Best Spa (2012). Montage Deer Valley is represented in Preferred Hotels & Resorts' worldwide collection. For reservations, contact a travel professional, call (888) 604-1301 or visit www.montagehotels.com/deervalley

About Montage Hotels & Resorts

Montage Hotels & Resorts is a hotel and resort management company founded by Alan J. Fuerstman. Designed to serve the luxury traveler and homeowner, the company features an artistic collection of distinctive hotels, resorts and residences in stunning settings that offer comfortable elegance, a unique sense of place and spirit, impeccable hospitality and memorable culinary, spa and lifestyle experiences. The portfolio of hotels, resorts and residences includes Montage Laguna Beach, Montage Beverly Hills, Montage Deer Valley, Montage Kapalua Bay, The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, a Montage Resort, and opening in late 2017, Montage Los Cabos. In 2014, the company launched Pendry Hotels, a second brand that will marry the culture of service for which Montage is renowned with an inspired, fashion-forward and design-driven approach to hospitality. The first Pendry Hotel, Pendry San Diego, will open late 2016. In addition, the company also operates some of the country's premiere golf courses, including Spanish Peaks Mountain Club in Big Sky, Montana and The May River Golf Club in Bluffton, South Carolina. For more information, please visit www.montagehotels.com.

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