hershey entertainment & resorts
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts VP Joins Hospitality Management Advisory Board
the Penn State School of Hospitality Management | February 10, 2020
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Jane Woods LaFranchi, vice president, general counsel and secretary at Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company (HE&R) has joined the Penn State School of Hospitality Management (SHM) Industry Advisory Board. [caption id="attachment_217765" align="alignleft" width="195"] Jane Woods LaFranchi IMAGE: Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company[/caption] In her role with HE&R, LaFranchi leads the legal department in providing comprehensive counsel, representation and oversight on a wide range of legal, compliance and regulatory matters involving the company’s diverse entertainment and lodging operatio...
Hershey Entertainment & Resorts CEO Bill Simpson on Tradition and Technology in Business
Andrew Hazelton | February 8, 2017
By Andrew Hazelton Some atypical brands are both iconic and notable for their nostalgia factor. CEO Bill Simpson is the current steward of a business grounded in one of these rare brands – Hershey. Everyone knows and loves the chocolate, but Bill has worked for approximately 20 years to make Hershey Entertainment & Resorts (HE&R) a premier guest service company wrapped in a timeless destination that provides memories that are just as sweet. Bill was appointed CEO in January 2013 after holding a string of progressively senior leadership roles at the company. He joined the company in 1996 as general manager of Hershey Lodge....
