Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort Names Director of Group Sales and Senior Sales Manager
Beaver Creek, CO - February 29, 2012 - Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa announces the appointment of two new members to its sales team, James Steinbach as Director of Group Sales handling the markets of the Northeast as well as international corporate and association markets, and Rowland Cheeks as Senior Sales Manager for the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Texas corporate and association markets as well as part of the Colorado corporate market.
Steinbach returns to Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa where he served as Director of Sales and Marketing from 1988 - 2004 before working as the Vice President of Conference Sales for the Vail Valley Partnership and starting Q-A, LLC, a hospitality consulting business. Steinbach also draws sales experience from positions at Hyatt properties in New Orleans, Lake Tahoe and Greenville, S.C. Steinbach completed his schooling with a Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management and graduated with cume laude honors from the University of Wisconsin - Stout.
Cheeks joins the sales team at Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa with more than 25 years of experience within the hospitality industry including roles in the areas of sales, food & beverage and guests services while working for companies such as Hyatt , Disney, Conferon/Experient, and Kinsley Meetings. Most recently, Cheeks was the Senior Sales Manager at Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs where he was responsible for corporate business within Colorado and the Western United States. Cheeks graduated from the University of Maine with a Bachelor of Arts in Business.
“We are delighted to have Jim and Rowland join our respected sales team,” said Robert Purdy, General Manager of the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa. “Their expertise and experience will be a great to the resort.”
About Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
Located in the heart of Beaver Creek, at the base of one of Colorado's most celebrated mountain resorts, Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa provides guests unprecented access to some of the best skiing and riding in the west. The 190-room resort offers true ski-in, ski-out access and is just steps away from the many shops, restaurants, cultural attractions and outdoor adventure activities that inspire guests to return to the property year after year. With warm, gracious accommodations, the chateau-style property includes many amenities including the 30,000 square foot Allegria Spa featuring 23 treatment rooms and complete with full-service fitness center, slopeside pool and hot tubs, three on-property dining experiences including 8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill and McCoy's , a signature ski concierge who assists with guests every need, and a full-service on-site ski rental shop. For more information, visit www.beavercreek.hyatt.com
About Park Hyatt
Park Hyatt provides discerning, affluent individual business and leisure guests with elegant and luxurious accommodations. Guests of Park Hyatt receive highly attentive personal service in an intimate environment. Located in many of the world's premier destinations, each Park Hyatt is custom designed to combine sophistication with distinctive regional character. Park Hyatt features well-appointed guestrooms, meeting and special event spaces for smaller groups, critically acclaimed art and food and beverage programs, and signature restaurants featuring award-winning chefs. There are currently 26 Park Hyatt hotels with locations including: Baku, Beaver Creek, Beijing, Buenos Aires, Canberra, Chicago, Dubai, Goa, Hamburg, Istanbul, Jeddah, Maldives, Melbourne, Mendoza, Milan, Moscow, Paris, Saigon, San Diego, Seoul, Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Washington D.C., and Zurich.