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BENCHMARK® Appoints Lloyd Van Horn General Manager of Topnotch Resort, Stowe, Vermont
Topnotch Resort | July 17, 2018
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, July 2018 … BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Lloyd Van Horn general manager of Topnotch Resort, a Gemstone Collection property located in Stowe, Vermont. This represents a return to the resort for Mr. Van Horn, who served as resort manager from 2006-2009. Cedric Fasbender, Benchmark's vice president of operations, made the announcement. "We are very pleased to welcome Lloyd back to Topnotch Resort and to Stowe," said Mr. Fasbender. "He brings a wealth of expertise in the hospitality industry, and in luxury hotel management, to his new role at Topnotch Resort. We look forward ...
BENCHMARK Names Jean Marie Napoliello Director of Food & Beverage for Topnotch Resort, Stowe, Vermont, A Gemstone Collection Property
Gemstone Collection | August 1, 2017
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, August 2017 … BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Jean Marie Napoliello director of food and beverage for Topnotch Resort, a Gemstone Collection property located in Stowe, Vermont. Robert Burnetti, general manager, made the announcement. "It is with great pleasure that I welcome Jean Marie to Topnotch Resort and to Benchmark," said Mr. Burnetti. "She comes to us with invaluable experience in managing resort food and beverage operations, and also running her own restaurant." Jean Marie Napoliello was most recently food and beverage manager for the Hilton Garden Inn, located in Bu...
BENCHMARK Names Robert Burnetti General Manager of Topnotch Resort, Stowe, Vermont
Gemstone Collection | June 15, 2017
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, June 2017 … BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Robert Burnetti general manager of Topnotch Resort, a Gemstone Collection property located in Stowe, Vermont. Greg Champion, BENCHMARK's president, made the announcement. "I am very pleased to welcome Robert to Topnotch Resort and to Benchmark," said Mr. Champion. "He brings vast experience within our industry and in several markets to his new role at Topnotch. We look forward to his leadership of the resort." Robert Burnetti comes to his new position with over three decades of senior leadership experience. He was previously ge...
Eli Fortney Named New Executive Chef of Topnotch Resort in Stowe, Vermont
Topnotch Resort | October 5, 2016
Stowe, VT (October 5, 2016) — Eli Fortney, CEC, CCA, has joined the Topnotch Resort team as executive chef of Stowe's only luxury boutique resort. Fortney will oversee the menus and daily operations of the resort's two on-site restaurants, Flannel and The Roost. As executive chef, Fortney will work closely with newly appointed General Manager Ryan Krukar and Director of Food & Beverage Cortney Quinn on all food and beverage related decisions and development. Fortney joins the Topnotch Resort team from the Duke University Hilton Garden Inn, at which his team earned the title of number one Hilton Garden Inn hotel out of more tha...
Gemstone Hotels & Resorts Awarded Management Contract for Vermont’s Topnotch Resort
Gemstone Hotels & Resorts, LLC | January 20, 2015
PARK CITY, Utah - January 20, 2015 - Gemstone Hotels & Resorts, a full-service hotel management company that specializes in owning and operating luxury and upscale urban hotels and resorts, today announced it entered into an agreement to operate Topnotch Resort in Stowe, Vt. The luxury resort looks out on Mount Mansfield, Vermont's highest peak, and recently completed a $15 million renovation focused on guest rooms, two popular food and beverage outlets, meeting spaces and other public areas. The property is a New England icon, member of the Preferred Hotels collection, and carries AAA's prestigious four-diamond certification. "We b...
