Dan Dolan

BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, has named Dan Dolan director of sales & marketing for The Abbey Resort and Avani Spa. The Benchmark Resorts & Hotels property is located in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Michael Lucero, general manager, made the announcement.

"It is with great pleasure that I welcome Dan to our resort and back to Benchmark," said Mr. Lucero. "He comes to us with important understanding of our product and exceptional insights into our regional market. We look forward to his strategic leadership of our sales and marketing team."

Dan Dolan was previously account executive for the Creative Group, Inc., a full service corporate group meeting and incentive business, where he worked with senior sales, marketing, human resources and C-Suite executives. Prior to this, he served as president of Adjoin Meetings, a meeting planning organization.

Mr. Dolan has held the position of director of sales & marketing for the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park. He served in the same position earlier for the Hotel Sax of Chicago. His first position as director of sales & marketing was for the Resort at Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe, which Benchmark operated at the time.

Dolan received his Certified Hotel Business Acumen designation from the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International. He resides in Sleepy Hollow, Illinois.