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The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center Names Mark Secker Food and Beverage Director
March 31, 2005

(Englewood, CO.) - The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center named Mark Secker as its new Director of Food and Beverage.

Secker will be responsible for overseeing all food and beverage operations for The Inverness' five distinctive restaurants, three bars and more than 60,000 square feet of meeting space and outdoor venues. Prior to joining the Inverness, Secker was in charge of a $13 million food and beverage operation at Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center in Oak Brook, Ill.

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., Secker has more than 25 years of hospitality experience as both a chef and a manager. He was director of catering operations at the four-star Princeville Resort in Hawaii, managing a staff of 43, three restaurants and 24-hr room service. Secker also served as executive chef at the Westin O'Hare in Chicago and executive sous chef at Silverado Country Club and Resort in Napa, Calif.

"We're excited to add someone of Mark's caliber to our staff," said George Fischer, Managing Director of The Inverness. "His background and experience will further enhance an already outstanding and innovative food and beverage operation."

Secker said that he is especially looking forward to the challenges of meeting the culinary needs of more than 750 meetings and events per year. "Variety is key," Secker said of feeding conference guests. "Usually they're her for three or four days at a time, so coming up with new and different items helps to make sure that they have a great food experience."

During his career, Secker has appeared on Food Network and PBS' "Culinary Travels with Dave Eckard." A native of Chicago, he recently moved to Denver with his wife from Hinsdale, Ill.

The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center is one of 32 independent, upscale and luxury hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the United States managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company, based in Englewood, Co., features a portfolio of more than 8,000 guest rooms, 13 golf coursed and nine full-service spas. DH&R properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including New York, San Fransisco, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Boston, San Diego, Aspen, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Jackson Hole, Maui and Lake Tahoe.

Destination Hotels & Resorts also provides consumers with access to a unique collection of lodging properties in the United Kingdom through a sales and marketing alliance with the De Vere Hotel Group PLC. This partnership extends the reach of DH&R to the U.K. with a partner who offers a similar portfolio of distinctive hotel and resorts. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection or the De Vere alliance, please visit www.destinationhotels.com.


		Back to Press Releases The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center Names Mark Secker Food and Beverage Director March 31, 2005 (Englewood, CO.) - The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center named Mark Secker as its new Director of Food and Beverage. Secker will be responsible for overseeing all food and beverage operations for The Inverness' five distinctive restaurants, three bars and more than 60,000 square feet of meeting space and outdoor venues. Prior to joining the Inverness, Secker was in charge of a $13 million food and beverage operation at Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center in Oak Brook, Ill. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., Secker has more than 25 years of hospitality experience as both a chef and a manager. He was director of catering operations at the four-star Princeville Resort in Hawaii, managing a staff of 43, three restaurants and 24-hr room service. Secker also served as executive chef at the Westin O'Hare in Chicago and executive sous chef at Silverado Country Club and Resort in Napa, Calif. "We're excited to add someone of Mark's caliber to our staff," said George Fischer, Managing Director of The Inverness. "His background and experience will further enhance an already outstanding and innovative food and beverage operation." Secker said that he is especially looking forward to the challenges of meeting the culinary needs of more than 750 meetings and events per year. "Variety is key," Secker said of feeding conference guests. "Usually they're her for three or four days at a time, so coming up with new and different items helps to make sure that they have a great food experience." During his career, Secker has appeared on Food Network and PBS' "Culinary Travels with Dave Eckard." A native of Chicago, he recently moved to Denver with his wife from Hinsdale, Ill. The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center is one of 32 independent, upscale and luxury hotels, resorts and golf clubs in the United States managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, the fourth largest independent hospitality management company in the country. The company, based in Englewood, Co., features a portfolio of more than 8,000 guest rooms, 13 golf coursed and nine full-service spas. DH&R properties are located in key metropolitan and resort markets including New York, San Fransisco, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Boston, San Diego, Aspen, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Jackson Hole, Maui and Lake Tahoe. Destination Hotels & Resorts also provides consumers with access to a unique collection of lodging properties in the United Kingdom through a sales and marketing alliance with the De Vere Hotel Group PLC. This partnership extends the reach of DH&R to the U.K. with a partner who offers a similar portfolio of distinctive hotel and resorts. For more information on the properties in the Destination Hotels & Resorts collection or the De Vere alliance, please visit www.destinationhotels.com. Back to Press Releases