Don Shindle has been appointed General Manager at The Westin Verasa in Napa
The Westin Verasa, Napa has announced that Don Shindle is now the full-time general M=manager of the property. Previously, Shindle was the general manager of The Westin Verasa while at the same time overseeing a number of Westin properties as the regional vice president of Intrawest Hospitality Management. Shindle was appointed to the position of general manager at The Westin Verasa Napa in January 2008 and has been responsible for all aspects of hotel and condominium operations at Napa’s first four-star condo-hotel. As regional vice president of Intrawest Hospitality Management, he has overseen all aspects of resort operations at The Westin Monache Resort in Mammoth, California, The Westin Imagine in Orlando, Florida, The Westin Trillium House at Blue Mountain in Ontario, as well as Montelago Village Resort at Lake Las Vegas, The Village at Squaw Valley and Honua Kai Resort & Spa in Kaanapali, Hawaii. He will now devote his time exclusively to The Westin Verasa, Napa. Shindle brings over 30 years of hospitality management expertise to his position at Intrawest. Throughout his distinguished career he has held senior management positions at numerous hotel and resort properties throughout Canada, including The Algonquin Hotel in New Brunswick, The CP Hotel Chateau Halifax, The Delta Chelsea Inn in Toronto and the Delta St. Eugene Mission Golf Resort in Cranbrook, British Columbia. In addition, Shindle spent more than 14 years in senior management positions at several premiere hotel operations in Whistler, British Columbia. These include: The Westin Resort and Spa, The Residence Inn by Marriott and The Whistler Lodging Company.