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Cleveland Marriott East Appoints Todd Raburn to General Manager

In preparation for the September arrival of the upscale, full-service, Cleveland Marriott East, Todd Raburn was appointed General Manager and currently oversees recruiting and the pre-opening sales office, which has officially opened at 2000 Auburn Drive, Suite 450 in Beachwood, according to Winegardner & Hammons, Inc., the hotel`s management company.

This stunning, eight-story, 295-room hotel is nestled on 10-acres in the world-class corporate community of Chagrin Highlands, within the heart of the Cleveland East/Beachwood area. It will also debut Marriott`s luxurious new bedding package, one of many outstanding amenities that will capture the attention of meeting planners and guests. The Cleveland Marriott East will feature 14,800 square-feet of flexible meeting space, to include the largest hotel ballroom in the area, an impressive, 7,500 square-foot ballroom, which can comfortably accommodate up to 700 attendees for banquets and themed events.

Marriot International is a leading lodging company with more than 2,600 lodging properties in the United States and 64 other countries and territories. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has approximately 128,000 employees. It is ranked as the lodging industrys most admired company and one of the best places to work for by Fortune magazine. In fiscal year 2003, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $9 billion.