New Castle Names Kevin Baker Director of Sales and Marketing for Westin Jekyll Island

  

Westin Jekyll Island hotel rendering, Jekyll Island, GA

Gerry Chase

SHELTON, CT and JEKYLL ISLAND, G.A, Jan. 6, 2014—Officials of New Castle Hotels and Resorts, a leading hotel owner, operator and developer, today named Kevin Baker director of sales and marketing for the under construction Westin Jekyll Island.

 The 200-room, oceanfront hotel is slated to open in the fourth quarter. 

Baker previously was the director of group sales for the Westin Hilton Head Island Resort and Spa in Hilton Head, S.C.  A career hotelier, Baker has worked within the Starwood family of brands since 2008 and earlier held various sales positions with Ritz Carlton, Marriott and Hilton.

 In his new role, Baker will develop and execute extensive marketing plans for the first oceanfront convention center hotel in the southeastern U.S.

 In addition to offering guests the only luxury hotel experience on the Jekyll Island beach, Westin Jekyll Island will be the anchor hotel for the recently-opened, 128,000 square foot Jekyll Island Convention Center. 

"Kevin has exactly the right experience to market the Westin Jekyll Island to both the meeting/ convention markets and the leisure traveler," said Gerry Chase, president and COO of New Castle Hotels and Resorts, which will operate the hotel. 

"With the opening of this hotel, Jekyll Island quickly will emerge as a direct competitor for businesses that currently choose other beach venues.

" Kevin's experience with both the Westin brand and similar, beachfront markets give our hotel an advantage right out of the gate."

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Lauralee Dobbins

Daly Gray, Inc.

703-435-6293

Lauralee@dalygray.com

 www.newcastlehotels.com