Omni at CNN Center Adds Gary B. Froeba to Executive Team
ATLANTA, GA, March 16, 2006. Gary B. Froeba has joined the Omni Hotel at CNN Center as managing director in charge of operational programs for the hotel. Froeba brings more than 30 years of experience with major corporate hotel brands to his new position.
"We are glad to have found someone with Gary's breadth of experience to join our executive team," said Steven Rosenstock, senior vice president of brand standard for Omni Hotels. "His expertise in a market like New Orleans will be a huge asset to our hotel, situated next to the largest convention center in the Southeast and the No. 1 tourist attraction in Atlanta."
Previously, Froeba served as general manager and area director of operations for the Wyndham New Orleans at Canal Place and regional director of operations for nine Wyndham Luxury Hotels. From 1990 to 1998, Froeba served as general manager of the Omni Royal Orleans, located in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans. Froeba also served at general manager of the Grosvenor Resort at Walt Disney World from 1985-1990. Prior to relocating to Disney World, he spent 13 years with the Brock Hotel Corporation.
Froeba earned a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of New Orleans. He served on the board of the University of New Orleans Foundation, as chairman of the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau and as president of the New Orleans Hotel-Motel Association.
The Omni Hotel at CNN Center is Atlanta's only AAA Four Diamond convention hotel. A popular headquarter hotel, Omni Hotel at CNN Center is connected to the Georgia World Congress Center and CNN Center and within walking distance to the new Georgia Aquarium, Philips Arena, the Children's Museum of Atlanta and the Georgia Dome. The property overlooks Centennial Olympic Park, as well as the future site of the new World of Coca-Cola Museum.
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