BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, Names John Santaniello General Manager of Snow King Hotel
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has appointed John Santaniello general manager for Snow King Hotel and Grand View Lodge, both Benchmark Resorts & Hotels properties located in Jackson, Wyoming. Greg Champion, Benchmark's president and COO, made the announcement.
“It is a pleasure to welcome John to Benchmark and to these wonderful
properties,” said Mr. Champion. "He comes to us with important
experience in leading ski resorts to new levels of business success,
both within the ski season and throughout the year.”
John Santaniello brings over 25 years of hospitality industry
experience to his new position with Snow King Hotel & Grand View
Lodge, spanning the hotel and residential segments of the industry
domestically and internationally. He was most recently Managing
Director-Hospitality for The Hermitage Club of Wilmington, Vermont.
Previous to this Mr. Santaniello served as managing director for the
Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. He has
also held the position of area general manager for the Ritz-Carlton
properties in Vail and Bachelor Gulch, Colorado.
Mr. Santaniello is an active member of Hotel, Lodging and Ski Area
Associations, speaking at numerous industry events. He graduated from
the University of Colorado, Boulder, with a Bachelor's degree in
History, and received his MBA with a concentration in Hotel
Administration from Cornell University. He has relocated to the Jackson
area.
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