Marshall Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Beefs Up Operations Team

SALISBURY, MD., June 8, 2009 – Officials of Marshall Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a leading, Maryland-based hotel management and services company, today announced that it added four experienced regional directors to its management team to enhance both operations and sales and marketing efforts.

The new directors include:

· Jeff Day, regional director of operations
· Carol Bullock-Walter, regional director of sales and marketing
· Scott Becque, regional director of sales and marketing
· Pennie Oliver, regional director of sales and marketing

“We continue to increase our bench strength to optimize returns for our hotel owners,” said Michael Marshall, (top right photo) president and CEO of Marshall Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

“We have added seven hotels to our portfolio in the past six months and continue to build infrastructure to support that growth, as well as maintain the appropriate depth to continue adding to our management portfolio without reducing service to our existing owners."

Jeff Day has more than 30 years experience with major full-service hotels, ocean-front resorts and convention center properties for such brands as InterContinental Hotels Group, Hilton Hotels International and Radisson Hotels & Resorts. Previously, he was a regional director of operations for a number of limited-service and extended-stay hotels, primarily overseeing Marriott- and Choice-branded properties.

As regional director of sales and marketing, Carol Bullock-Walter is responsible for the company’s growing New York City portfolio and the surrounding region.

Prior to joining Marshall, she led a sales strategy and operations team for Starwood Hotels as well as managed revenue projects which overhauled the company’s corporate transient benefits programs. She holds a Master’s of Business Administration degree from Simmons College and a bachelor’s degree from St. Michaels College.

Scott Becque is responsible for overseeing sales, revenue development and marketing in his new role as regional director of sales and marketing. Prior to joining Marshall, Becque was regional director of sales and marketing for Columbia Sussex Co. where he oversaw 17 hotels in the Northeast, including Sheraton-, Westin-, and Marriott-branded hotels.

Pennie Oliver has held various sales & marketing positions in her more than 20 years of hospitality industry experience. She has overseen new hotel openings and orchestrated pre-opening marketing and sales strategies for leading brands. Oliver has in-depth knowledge in the day-to-day operations of hotel sales and strong experience in turn-around situations.

Contacts:

Rick Day, Senior Vice President – Sales and Marketing, Marshall Hotels & Resorts, (410)749-8464 rday@marshallhotels.com

Jerry Daly, media, Daly Gray Public Relations, (703) 435-6293, jerry@dalygray.com