Saratoga
Springs, NY – April 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Delaware
North Companies Parks & Resorts and Gideon
Putnam Resort announce the appointment of Robert M. Berrey Jr. as the
new general manager at the iconic Saratoga Springs, N.Y., destination.
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his role, Berrey will oversee all operations for the Gideon Putnam Resort,
which include but are not limited to staffing, budgeting and financial
management, implementing and enforcing company objectives and goals, project
management, public relations, labor relations, and many additional responsibilities
for the historic hotel located in Saratoga Spa State Park, N.Y. Berrey
plans to take the Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa into a new and exciting
direction by improving guest and employee satisfaction while maintaining
the values of Delaware North.
Berrey brings over 25 years
of executive level hospitality experience in operations and management
to The Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa. He held the same position at Delaware
North Companies’ Skyland Resort in Shenandoah National Park, V.A., Bear
Lake Reserve in Tuckasegee, N.C., and Canyon of the Eagles Lodge in Burnet,
T.X. Previously, he served as Director of Operations at the Balsam Mountain
Preserve Resort and River Rock Resort in North Carolina.
Having spent a number of
years in the resort industry in the ski areas of Vermont, Robert is thrilled
to return to the north east.
About Gideon Putnam
Gideon Putnam Resort &
Spa is a National Historic Landmark Hotel managed by Delaware North Companies
Parks & Resorts in partnership with Saratoga Casino and Raceway. Located
in the heart of Saratoga Spa State Park, the 124-room property houses a
full-service restaurant and bar, gift shop, fitness center and the historic
Roosevelt Baths & Spa. Since its opening in 1935, the spa has drawn
guests to its legendary baths for the believed restorative benefits of
the region’s famed natural mineral spring waters. The Gideon Putnam also
offers 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space, a business center,
and Wi-Fi access throughout the property. Guests enjoy complimentary shuttle
services to take in the excitement of horse racing at the nearby thoroughbred
and harness race tracks or visit historic downtown Saratoga Springs, only
five minutes from the resort. The State Park offers golf, museums, outdoor
pools, miles of woodsy path for hiking and biking and world-class entertainment
at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit www.GideonPutnam.com.
About Delaware North Companies
Parks & Resorts
Delaware North Companies
Parks & Resorts is an industry leader, providing Stewardship and Hospitality
in Special Places (SM) with hotel, retail, food service, recreation and
transportation operations at historic and scenic properties in North America
and Australia. The company operates Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
in Florida; in Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Sequoia, Olympic, Shenandoah
and Yosemite national parks, including The Ahwahnee and other Yosemite
lodges; The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake in Ohio; Harrison Hot Springs Resort
& Spa in British Columbia; Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs,
N.Y.; and in Niagara Falls State Park. The company also owns and operates
Tenaya Lodge at Yosemite; the Park Gate Lodges at Yellowstone, which are
the West Yellowstone Holiday Inn, Gray Wolf Inn and Suites and Yellowstone
Park Hotel, all in West Yellowstone, Mont.; and five luxury resorts in
Australia: Lizard Island Resort, Heron Island Resort, Wilson Island Resort,
Kings Canyon Resort and El Questro Homestead and Wilderness Park. To learn
more about Delaware North Companies’ hospitality management expertise,
visit www.DelawareNorth.com/parks-and-resorts-home.aspx.
About
Delaware North Companies
Delaware
North Companies is one of the largest and most admired privately held hospitality
companies in the world. Founded and owned by the Jacobs family for nearly
100 years, it is a global leader in hospitality and food service. Its family
of companies includes Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Delaware
North Companies Gaming & Entertainment, Delaware North Companies Travel
Hospitality Services, Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Delaware North
Companies International and Delaware North Companies Boston, owner of TD
Garden. Delaware North Companies has revenue exceeding $2.9 billion annually
and 55,000 associates serving half a billion customers in the United States,
Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. For more information,
visit www.DelawareNorth.com.
Media
contact:
Emma
Abbott
Corporate
Communications
Delaware North Companies
716-858-5613
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