PHILADELPHIA John DePaul, president/CEO of The Melrose Hotel Company appointed Barry Caplan as the new general manager of the company s Columbus, OH property, the Westin Great Southern Hotel.
Caplan began his hotel career more than 15 years ago as a management trainee for Metro Hotels in Dallas, and most recently served as the director of operations for City Hotel s Midwest Region, overseeing the Detroit, Dayton and St. Louis DoubleTree properties.
The Melrose Hotel Company operates upscale, traditional hotels and owns The Westin Great Southern Hotel as well as hotels in Dallas and Washington, D.C. (4/19/01)