Cindy Murphy Joins Choice as Director, Performance Support Cambria Suites
MAY 6, 2009 - Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), the worldwide lodging franchisor, announced today the hire of Cindy Murphy as Director of Hotel Performance Support for the Cambria Suites brand.
Murphy will replace Michael Miller in the role and hold responsibility for working directly with hotel owners and management to support and enhance the local sales, revenue management, service and overall operations of the hotels. Murphy brings extensive and in-depth knowledge to Cambria Suites with more than 25 years of operations and sales experience in the hospitality industry.
"We're excited to welcome Cindy to the Cambria Suites team, especially as the brand continues to grow and develop," said William Edmundson, president, Cambria Suites. "Cindy brings with her a vast knowledge, depth of experience and a proven ability to make an impact at the hotel level in her various roles."
Murphy previously worked with InterContinental Hotels as vice president of operations for the Hotel Indigo brand and director of brand management and vice president of operations for Holiday Inn. In her role there, she was responsible for overseeing the development of the first Nickelodeon Family Suites by Holiday Inn and operational-related brand modernization products. Prior to InterContinental, she was area director of sales and a regional director of hotel performance support with the Embassy Suites brand at Hilton Hotels Corporation.
Murphy is a graduate of DeVry University in Chicago and holds a degree in business administration. She and her family currently reside in Atlanta.ide and in Canada.
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