Benchmark Appoints GM for Costa d'Este Beach Resort
Andrew Zinni General Manager inVero Beach, Florida
HOUSTON, TX, December 11, 2007. Benchmark Hospitality International has announced the appointment of Andrew Zinni as general manager for Costa d'Este Beach Resort, the new personal luxury property nearing completion in Vero Beach, Florida. Bill Upshaw, regional vice president, made the announcement.
"I am very pleased to announce Andy's appointment as general manager for this remarkable new personal luxury resort, Costa d'Este," said Mr. Upshaw. "He brings important operational experience to his new role which will serve this exquisite new property well as it moves toward opening in early 2008."
A seasoned hotelier, Andrew Zinni brings nearly 25 years of hotel operational experience to his new role at Costa d'Este Beach Resort. He was most recently the highly successful director of operations for Benchmark Hospitality at The Chattanoongan, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where during his tenure overall food & beverage quality and guest service results rose dramatically. While at The Chattanoogan, Zinni also held the title of director of food & beverage, successfully overseeing the hotel's three dining establishments, banquets, catering, in-room dining and culinary staff.
Previous to joining Benchmark, Mr. Zinni was employed by Adams Mark Hotels as food & beverage director for the company's Winston-Salem property. He served in the same role at the Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, DC. Prior to this he held numerous positions of increasing responsibility with Marriott International.
Andrew Zinni is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York, where he received a bachelor of science degree in Food Service Administration. He has relocated to Vero Beach.
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