SHELTON, CT, Dec. 6, 2016—Gerry Chase, president and COO of New
Castle Hotels & Resorts a leading third-party management company and hotel
developer, today announced the promotion of Jeremy Buffam to vice president of capital projects and facilities
for the company’s growing portfolio of hotels in the US and Canada.
Buffam oversees capital
projects including property renovations and new construction, and is
responsible for facilities engineering & maintenance including efficiency
programs across the portfolio. He works
closely with New Castle’s development team and investor partners to manage
projects from due diligence & budgeting through construction and
operational turnover.
“Jeremy has an engineer’s
passion for innovation and resource conservation as well as an owner’s instinct
for cost containment and long-term return on investment,” noted Chase in making
the announcement. “We are able to
deliver a better return for our owners and we are better development partners
because of Jeremy’s combination of skills and sensibilities.”
Buffam’s current
undertakings include diverse challenges such as the renovation of the historic
Westin Nova Scotian, the redesign and renovation of the Algonquin Golf Course
in St. Andrews, New Brunswick and modernizing disparate mechanical systems at
the Hampton Inn Milwaukee Downtown; a landmark bank that evolved into a hotel
by annexing adjacent buildings over a period of nearly 100 years.
A career project manager,
Buffam began working in the construction/project management field in Chicago
while completing his undergraduate work at Wheaton College. He held project management positions at Stone
& Webster Engineering (currently CB&I), ENSR International (currently AECOM)
and Walsh Associates, managing a diverse portfolio of projects in New York City
and throughout the Northeast.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release,
please contact:
Lauralee Dobbins
Write Touch Public
Relations
609-451-5102
.
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