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Colorado’s Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Names Kris Furniss as Managing Food & Beverage Director
November 12, 2020
AVON, Colo. (Nov. 11, 2020) – The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa Avon, Vail Valley is excited to announce that it has hired Kris Furniss to serve as Managing Food & Beverage Director. Furniss brings more than 26 years of hospitality industry experience to the Vail Valley. In 2008, he co-founded and served as CEO of Caviar & Bananas, a gourmet market concept in Charleston, S.C. that grew to five locations before Furniss brokered its acquisition. He also previously served as a Senior Operations Manager for Dean & Deluca. In 2018, he started The Furniss Group, which consulted on franchise start-ups as well as on luxur...
Kristen Pryor Promoted to General Manager at The Westin Riverfront Beaver Creek
July 1, 2015
AVON, Colo. (July 1, 2015) – The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain is pleased to announce that it has promoted Kristen Pryor to serve as General Manager of the award-winning resort. With nearly 20 years of hospitality sales experience, Pryor has served as The Westin Riverfront's Director of Sales & Marketing since the resort's pre-opening in 2007. She helped position the resort to win numerous awards and accolades, including earning Colorado's first Silver LEED hotel certification and being named Conde Nast Traveler's #1 U.S. Resort for 2010. Under Pryor's leadership, Starwood also honored The Westin Riv...
