Bennett D. Westbrook senior vice president of Development and Design & Construction leads the Company's development efforts on new resort hotels and other real estate-related projects including leases acquisitions and dispositions.
Westbrook joined Gaylord Entertainment in October 2001 from Harrah's Entertainment in Las Vegas NV where he served as corporate director of development. From 1994 to 1997 he was with Harrah's in Memphis TN as the director of development and he was the regional real estate manager for Federated Department Stores in Cincinnati from 1997 to 2000.
Westbrook received his master's degree in business administration from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University in 1994. He received a bachelor of arts degree with a political science major from Vanderbilt University in 1989. Westbrook is currently a board member of the Nashville Zoo. |