Benchmark Hospitality Names James T. Franklin General Manager for Marenas Resort, Miami (United States)
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Benchmark Hospitality Names James T. Franklin General Manager for Marenas Resort, Miami (United States)
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands - United States - Careers
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2010-05-31
Benchmark Hospitality International has appointed James T. Franklin general manager for Marenas Resort, the ocean-side property situated on a barrier island in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, north of Miami. Greg Champion, chief operating officer, made the announcement.
“I am very pleased to welcome Jim to Benchmark Hospitality at Marenas Resort,” said Mr. Champion. “He brings strong leadership and operational skills to his new position, in addition to previous experience within the Florida market.”
Jim Franklin has held senior level hospitality positions for most of his 25-year career, and was previously general manager for The Point Orlando Resort in Orlando, Florida. In this position he oversaw all operations and sales and marketing for the resort.
Prior to this, Mr. Franklin worked with Magna Hospitality, originally as general manager of the Holiday Inn in Plantation, Florida, and subsequently as divisional vice president of operations overseeing seven boutique properties across the country. These included the Cartwright Hotel in San Francisco, the Hotel Lawrence in Dallas, the Casa Grande Hotel in Miami, and the Eastland Park in Portland, Oregon.
Jim Franklin has worked with Potomac Hospitality Services, serving as general manager for two of the company’s Washington, DC, properties, including One Washington Circle Hotel and The River Inn. While employed by Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group he was general manager of the Hotel Rouge in Washington, DC. He has also served as general manager for Hotel Lombardy, operated by Classic Collection of Hotels, also of Washington, DC.
Throughout the 1990s, Mr. Franklin worked for Grand Heritage Hotels, as general manager for the Brazilian Court Hotel in Palm Beach, the Ambassador West Hotel in Chicago, and the Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham. Earlier in his career he worked with the Potomac Hotel Group as general manager for The Inn at Foggy Bottom in Washington, DC. Mr. Franklin started his career with Hilton Hotels Corporation at properties in San Francisco, Phoenix and Washington, DC.
Jim Franklin is a graduate of Washington State University where he earned a Bachelors degree in Hotel & Restaurant Administration. In 2007, his alma mater recognized him as a “WSU Distinguished Hotelier.” Mr. Franklin is relocating to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
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