The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, April 22, 2014 – Benchmark Hospitality International®, a leading U.S.-based hospitality management company, has named Billy Alberigi director of operations for Bardessono, California’s first and only LEED Platinum Certified hotel. Bardessono is located in Yountville, Napa Valley, and is part of Benchmark Hospitality’s Personal Luxury Resorts & Hotels® collection. Jim Treadway, Benchmark’s general manager at the hotel, made the announcement.

“This promotion is well-deserved recognition of Billy’s legacy here at Bardessono,” said Mr. Treadway. “Getting things done in a quality fashion, and demonstrating strong leadership, management and operational skills personifies Billy. He has been at our hotel longer than any of us — over five years — and Bardessono is in his DNA. Billy is strongly committed to make us as good as we can be.”

Previously, Billy was director of property management for Bardessono, a position to which he was appointed in December 2008, two months before the hotel opened. Earlier in his career, Mr. Alberigi worked in sales and project management for a variety of technically-oriented companies. He has also served as chief engineer for Auberge Resorts at Solage Calistoga, located in Calistoga, California. Prior to this he was principal and chief contractor for Cal-Tech Pump, Well & Compressor, a company he founded and owned. Mr. Alberigi resides in Vallejo, California.