Horseshoe Bay Resort Adds Three
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007. Horseshoe Bay Resort announced a collection of personnel appointments and promotions that underscore the property's continued success and growth. Mark Edwards has been appointed director of event planning, Frank Cadena as executive steward, and Manuel J. Herrera as executive sous chef. Collectively these men bring nearly 80 years of relevant experience to the property.
"We welcome these new managers and directors to the Horseshoe Bay Resort team," shared President and Chief Operating Officer G. Michael Thomas. "Our continued success and growth relies on the quality of our leadership team and we know the experience and abilities of these professionals will serve us well."
o Mark Edwards joins the Horseshoe Bay Resort team as director of event planning. His responsibilities include supervising the event management department, coordinating group activities amongst resort departments and developing relationships with clients. Edwards possesses more than 35 years of experience in marketing and sales in the resort, club and travel industries. He previously worked for East West Clubs & Resorts, Mission Valley Country Club in Laurel, FL as well as Indian Wells Country Club in Indian Wells, CA and Palm Valley Country Club in Palm Desert, CA. Edwards is an eight-time winner of ClubCorp's annual "Best of the Best National Achievement Award." He holds a bachelor of arts in business administration from Cal State Fullerton.
o Frank Cadena has been named executive steward. Cadena comes from the 4-star, 350-room Barton Creek Resort & Spa, where he was director of stewarding. He also held management positions at Hyatt Regency DFW and Hyatt Regency Reunion, both located in Dallas. Cadena started his career as concierge at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston, following graduation from the Hilton Hotel and Restaurant Management College at the University of Houston.
o Manuel J. Herrera has been tapped as executive sous chef. Most recently, he served as assistant restaurant chef for Adams Mark Hotel in Dallas, TX. He also previously held positions at DFW Hyatt Regency in Dallas as restaurant chef, executive sous chef and banquet sous chef for Magna Entertainment Corp. in Oklahoma City, as well as sous chef at The Speedway Club at TMS in Fort Worth. Herrera graduated with certification in the culinary arts from Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Academy of Culinary Arts.
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