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| Rendering of 180-Room Westin Wilmington Hotel, Wilmington, DE |
WILMINGTON, Del./WASHINGTON, D.C., December 17, 2013—PM Hospitality
Strategies (PMHS), a hotel management company, today announced that it has
named Daniel Zwim general manager of the soon-to-open, 180-room Westin
Wilmington in Delaware.
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| Daniel Zwim |
Scheduled to open in spring of 2014, the hotel is owned in a
joint venture comprised of Buccini/Pollin Group and Westport Capital. PMHS is overseeing construction, providing
pre-opening services and will operate the hotel upon opening.
“David’s longstanding familiarity with the Westin brand,
coupled with his regional expertise in the mid-Atlantic area, made him an ideal
selection to lead this hotel to become the market leader,” said Joseph
Bojanowski, PMHS president.
“His leadership style of building energetic, motivated teams
that in turn strive to provide the finest service to guests undoubtedly will
help make this hotel the destination for business and leisure travelers to this
waterfront district.”
A 30-year hospitality veteran, Zwim began his career in food
& beverages, holding a number of increasingly important positions within
Marriott Corporation that culminated in becoming the company’s executive chef.
From there, he moved
into operations, holding such positions as room service manager of the Four Seasons
Resort Aviara, rooms division manager of the Westin William Penn Hotel and
director of operations at the Westin Convention Center Pittsburgh.
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| Joseph Bojanowski |
“I look forward to introducing the Westin brand and all it
can provide both guests and the community to Wilmington,” said Zwim.
“Having worked exclusively with the Westin
brand for the past 15 years, I believe I have a unique perspective on what this
hotel is capable of becoming, and along with my team, we will work towards
making that vision a reality.”
Connected to the Chase Convention Center on the Riverfront,
the four-star hotel is located at 815 Justison Street, near such local
attractions as Frawley Stadium, Delaware Theater Company, Delaware Children’s
Museum, Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts and a 15-screen IMAX
theater. The hotel will offer 100,000
square feet of state-of-the-art meeting space, as well as a legal center,
full-service restaurant, Westin WORKOUT® Gym, indoor pool and 24-hour business
center.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please
contact:
Chris Daly, Jerry Daly media
(703) 435-6293
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