Benchmark Hospitality International Names Benchmark Hospitality International Global Sales Director
HOUSTON, TX. February 1, 2016 - The Woodlands - Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Nicole Beykirch global sales director. This represents a promotion for Ms. Beykirch. Ted Davis, Benchmark's chief sales & marketing officer, made the announcement.
“It is with tremendous pleasure that I announce Nicole's promotion within Benchmark Hospitality's expanding global sales organization,” said Mr. Davis. “She has an extraordinary ability to develop and grow strategic business relationships, partnering with the professional meeting community to source and service world-class meeting experiences. It's a rare combination of commitment, communication, action and consistent follow up and that drives her remarkable success.”
Nicole Beykirch was most recently Benchmark's regional accounts director focusing on the Midwest market, a position in which she was highly successful. Ms. Beykirch has previously held senior sales positions for Chicagoland's DuPage Convention & Visitor Bureau, The Herrington Inn & Spa in Geneva, Illinois, and with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
Ms. Beykirch is a graduate of Missouri State University. She is active in the Chicago chapter of Meeting Professionals International, the Professional Convention Management Association and Association Forum-Chicagoland. Nicole Beykirch resides with her family in Aurora, Illinois.
About Benchmark Hospitality International
Benchmark Hospitality International® is a recognized global leader in the management and marketing of resorts, hotels and conference centers. The company's two distinctive portfolios of properties, Benchmark Resorts & Hotels® and Personal Luxury Resorts & Hotels®, represent the finest in guest-dedicated hospitality in unique destinations across the United States, in the Caribbean and Japan. Benchmark Conference Centers® maintain the highest standards for certification in meeting excellence. Benchmark Hospitality was launched in 1980 as an independent company and today operates worldwide from offices in The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, and regional offices in New Jersey, Washington State, Japan and Chile. For additional company information visit www.benchmarkhospitality.com. To become a fan on Facebook, visit www.facebook.com/BenchmarkResortsandHotels, or follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BenchmarkHotels.
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