Stephen Cullen, Area General Manager for Boston’s Copley Square Hotel and Ames Boston Hotel, and Eileen S. Cole Director of Sales & Marketing for Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Chicago.
Also, Benchmark has named Eileen S. Cole director of sales & marketing for Eaglewood Resort & Spa, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Itasca (Chicago), Illinois.
THE WOODLANDS (HOUSTON), TEXAS – Benchmark, a global hospitality company, has appointed Stephen Cullen area general manager for the Copley Square Hotel and the Ames Boston Hotel, a member of the Curio Collection by Hilton. Both properties are located in the historic center of Boston, Massachusetts. Greg Champion, Benchmark’s president and COO, made the announcement.
"It is a pleasure to announce Stephen’s new position within our company,” said Mr. Champion. “He has done an outstanding job leading the Copley Square Hotel and now also brings these skills to the Ames Boston Hotel. We look forward to his leadership in the Boston market, and to the successful operation of both of these hospitality gems.”
This represents a promotion for Stephen Cullen, having previously served as Benchmark’s general manager for the Copley Square Hotel. He joined the company when Benchmark merged with Gemstone Hotels & Resorts in 2016. While with Gemstone, Mr. Cullen formerly held the position of director of operations for the company’s Carlton Hotel located in New York City. He also served as general manager at the Fitzpatrick Manhattan Hotel in New York.
Mr. Cullen is a native of Ireland, where he attended Dublin Institute of Technology. He currently resides in Boston.
Benchmark names Eileen S. Cole Director of Sales & Marketing for Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Chicago
Also, Benchmark has named Eileen S. Cole director of sales & marketing for Eaglewood Resort & Spa, a Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property located in Itasca (Chicago), Illinois. Eric Bates, Benchmark’s general manager at the resort,made the announcement.
"It is a great pleasure to welcome Eileen to Benchmark and to Eaglewood Resort & Spa,” said Mr. Bates. “She brings significant sales leadership experience to our resort. She also has important business contacts and market awareness which will be vital to Eaglewood’s success. We look forward to her active participation as part of our resort’s leadership team.”
Eileen Cole comes to her new position with Eaglewood Resort & Spa with three decades of success in hospitality sales and marketing, much of it invested within the Chicagoland market. She was most recently vice president of sales & marketing for The Bricton Group of Mt. Prospect, Illinois, where she and her team successfully drove hotel and resort revenues for the company and supported its hospitality portfolio growth nationally. Previous to this, she held the position of director of sales and marketing for the Chicago Marriott Southwest at Burr Ridge.
Ms. Cole has held several sales positions of increasing responsibility throughout her hotel sales career. She has also participated in destination sales, while working with the Northern Kentucky Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Eileen Cole is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University where she received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree. She resides in Mt. Prospect, Illinois.
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