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June 27, 2000
CINCINNATI, OH — June 27, 2000 - Kent Bruggeman is promoted to regional vice president for Winegardner & Hammons,
Inc. Bruggeman, whose office is at WHI Corporate Office in Blue Ash (a suburb of Cincinnati), has overall responsibilities
for the strategic, financial and operational success of the nine hotels in Region I: eight Greater Cincinnati area hotels*
and Embassy Suites Lexington, Ky.
A 20-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Bruggeman has worked for WHI since 1990 as an
assistant general manager and general manager at numerous hotels, most recently at the award-winning
Marriott Cincinnati-Northeast. Under his leadership, the hotel opened in 1996 and has consistently won
acclaim locally, regionally and nationally.
Bruggeman and his wife, Susan, reside in West Chester with their two children. He is a board member
of the Warren County Visitors Bureau and member of both the Greater Cincinnati Hotel Association and
the Mason Deerfield Rotary.
WHI-managed hotels in the Greater Cincinnati area include:
- DoubleTree Guest Suites Cincinnati (Sharonville)
- Hampton Inn Cincinnati-North
- Holiday Inn Cincinnati-Eastgate
- Holiday Inn Cincinnati-Airport (Erlanger, Ky.)
- Holiday Inn Cincinnati-Riverfront (Covington, Ky.)
- Marriott Cincinnati-Airport (Hebron, Ky.)
- Marriott Cincinnati-Northeast
- Marriott Cincinnati-North (Union Centre, to open 9/00)
Winegardner & Hammons, Inc., is a full-service hotel management company with a reputation for progressive and successful hospitality management. The WHI
owned/managed portfolio includes resorts, all-suite, extended-stay, full service
and conference center hotels in many diverse markets across the U.S. WHI
currently manages over 30 hotels in the U.S. For more information on WHI, visit www.whihotels.com.
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