The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, November 2017 … BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Brian C. P. Connors area director of finance for the Ames Boston Hotel and the Copley Square Hotel. Both properties, located in Boston, are part of Benchmark’s Gemstone Collection. Kirk Jones, chief financial officer, made the announcement.
“I am very pleased to welcome Brian to both the Copley Square Hotel and Ames Boston Hotel,” said Mr. Jones. “He has had a distinguished career in finance and accounting, both at the corporate and property level, and brings this expertise to both of our properties and to Benchmark.”
Brian Connors was previously centralized controller for Crestline Hotels and Resorts. He gained on-property experience working as controller for the Hilton Stamford Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center and the Holiday Inn Brookline, among other hotels on the east coast.
Mr. Connors is a graduate of Northeastern University in Boston where he earned his degree in Accounting, and is a Certified Hospitality Accountant Executive by the International Association of Hospitality Accountants. Connors is conversant in multiple languages in addition to his native English, including Spanish, Italian and French. He resides in Boston.
