Michael Guth Joins Ryman Hospitality Properties as Chief Operating Officer for Its Entertainment Segment
July 05 2016 - 10:33AM
Business Wire
Bennett Westbrook Named Executive Vice
President and Chief Development Officer for Ryman Hospitality
Properties
Ryman Hospitality Properties today announced that Michael Guth
has joined the Company as chief operating officer for its
Entertainment segment.
In this role, Mr. Guth will oversee all operations at the Grand
Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium and WSM 650 AM, including the retail,
food & beverage and marketing departments that support these
operations as well as the new venues the Company has in the
planning phase.
Colin Reed, chairman and chief executive officer of Ryman
Hospitality Properties, said, “We are thrilled to have Michael on
board as we enter into an important phase of growth for the
Entertainment side of our business. Michael brings a wealth of
operations, marketing and business development expertise to this
new role for our Company. With his addition to our senior
leadership team, we are creating the infrastructure we need to
support the recent growth our Entertainment segment has experienced
and also to accelerate the strategic initiatives we have outlined
as part of our future plans for this business.”
Mr. Guth’s most recent role was chief operating officer for The
Bleachers Corporation, a global digital media startup specializing
in HD production and streaming for sports and entertainment
events.
Prior to The Bleachers Corporation, Mr. Guth spent eight years
as executive vice president of sales and marketing for The Madison
Square Garden Company, where he was responsible for developing the
overarching consumer vision, sales strategy and sponsor integration
plan throughout the facility’s award-winning $1 billion
transformation. Mr. Guth began his career developing sales and
marketing strategies for the New York Mets Baseball Club and The
Coca-Cola Company before moving on to a number of leadership roles
in media and product marketing that included serving as senior vice
president of Time Warner Global Marketing.
Mr. Guth earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard College
and his MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business
Administration.
The Company also announced today that it has promoted its senior
vice president of investments, design and construction, Bennett
Westbrook, to executive vice president and chief development
officer. In this expanded role, Mr. Westbrook will lead the venue
development strategy for the Entertainment segment in addition to
his oversight of investments, design and construction for the
Hospitality segment.
Reed continued, “This is an exciting time for our Entertainment
business, and Bennett will help accelerate our growth further by
working closely with our Opry Entertainment Group president, Steve
Buchanan, to bring new venue concepts to life in strategic
locations across the country and beyond.”
About Ryman Hospitality Properties,
Inc.
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) is a REIT for
federal income tax purposes, specializing in group-oriented,
destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets. The Company’s
owned assets include a network of four upscale, meetings-focused
resorts totaling 7,795 rooms that are managed by lodging operator
Marriott International, Inc. under the Gaylord Hotels brand. Other
owned assets managed by Marriott International, Inc. include
Gaylord Springs Golf Links, the Wildhorse Saloon, the General
Jackson Showboat, The Inn at Opryland, a 303-room overflow hotel
adjacent to Gaylord Opryland and AC Hotel Washington, DC at
National Harbor, a 192-room hotel near Gaylord National. The
Company also owns and operates media and entertainment assets,
including the Grand Ole Opry (opry.com), the legendary weekly
showcase of country music’s finest performers for 90 years; the
Ryman Auditorium, the storied former home of the Grand Ole Opry
located in downtown Nashville; and 650 AM WSM, the Opry’s radio
home. For additional information about Ryman Hospitality
Properties, visit www.rymanhp.com.
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