Paul Gibson

Veteran Phoenix-area hospitality executive Paul Gibson has been appointed general manager of Crowne Plaza® San Marcos Golf Resort in Chandler, Arizona, announced Gary Gutierrez, president of HRI Lodging, which assumed management of the historic resort earlier this year. Gibson worked for Interstate Hotels and Resorts for the past 15 years, first as the area general manager of the Crowne Plaza® Phoenix North and most recently as the general manager of the Phoenix Airport Hilton. Under Gibson’s direction, the Crowne Plaza® Phoenix North won the 1999 IHG Service Award of Excellence and the 2001 Interstate Quality Excellence Award..

Previously, Gibson worked 19 years for Richfield Hotel Management as a general manager of several of the company’s properties, including the Fourwinds Resort and Marina in Bloomington, Indiana, one of the country’s largest inland marinas, with more than 1,000 boat slips. The resort was awarded “Best Family Resort” by Better Homes and Gardens and won the Best of Bloomington Award during Gibson’s tenure as general manager.