Penn Square Convention Center Names DSM
LANCASTER, PA, July 19, 2007. Interstate Hotels & Resorts (IHR) announces the hiring of Joshua Nowak as director of sales and marketing of the Lancaster County Convention Center and Marriott Lancaster at Penn Square, effective immediately.
Nowak will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day marketing as well as the group sales of the Lancaster County Convention Center and Marriott Lancaster at Penn Square, which are the $170 million cornerstone to the revitalization of downtown Lancaster, Pa. The new, 220,000 square-foot convention center and adjoining 300-room hotel are currently being built within the facade of the historic Watt & Shand department store site. Unique from traditional northeast meeting locations, Lancaster blends the convenience of being centrally located to the metropolitan cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and New York, with quiet sophistication. Both the convention center and hotel are scheduled to be complete in late 2008.
Nowak comes to Interstate most recently from the Renaissance Philadelphia Hotel, where he served as director of sales and marketing for over four years. Nowak has been presented with numerous awards of achievement in the hospitality industry including 2006 Outstanding Performer Sales by CS Hotels. Nowak holds a bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University.
"Josh has proven his ability to exceed in sales and marketing time and time again. He will be a valuable and much needed addition to this new project," says Brian Sparacino, vice president sales, Interstate Hotels & Resorts.
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