Huntington Hotel Group Announces Staff Additions and Promotions
IRVING, Texas - February 15, 2013 - Huntington Hotel Group is pleased to announce the following staff additions and promotions:
Bobby Billstone recently joined Huntington Hotel Group as Regional Vice President. He brings 16 years of hospitality experience to his role. Prior to joining Huntington, Mr. Billstone served as General Manager, Regional General Manager and Regional Director of Operations at various hotel brands, primarily Marriott and Hilton select service hotels. He graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, with a degree in Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management. He will be based in the company's Las Colinas office.
Toby Cheng has been promoted to Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Mr. Cheng joined the Company in 2010 as the Director of Sales for the Courtyard by Marriott in Campbell, CA, and was promoted to Area Director of Sales & Marketing in 2011. He has many years of hospitality industry experience managing and coordinating sales and marketing departments for more than 40 Marriott and Hilton branded properties in northern California. Prior to that, he served as a Realtor and Loan Consultant, assisting clients in the purchase / sale of investment properties. Mr. Cheng received a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Purdue University. Mr. Cheng has relocated to the company's Las Colinas office.
Edward Yu has been promoted to Associate. Mr. Yu joined the company as Financial Analyst to provide analysis of the hotels' operations and sales performance as well as assist with capital formation and new business opportunities. Prior to joining Huntington Hotel Group, Mr. Yu was involved with a boutique investment banking firm in New York and Dallas. He holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. He is based in the company's Las Colinas office.
Stephen Foote has been promoted to Systems Integration Director. Mr. Foote joined the company in 2005 as a Staff Accountant. Prior to joining Huntington Hotel Group, he worked as an accountant for other companies in hospitality and financial services. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Angelo State University. He is based in the company's Las Colinas office.
About Huntington Hotel Group
Huntington Hotel Group and its affiliates provide management and/or financial services to more than 50 full and select service hotels in fourteen states. The Company's management portfolio consists of more than 4,400 full and select service hotel rooms. In addition to the current owned and managed hotels, the Company has three hotels under development. For more information, please visit www.huntingtonhotelgroup.com.
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