Otto Named To Head Preferred Hotels & Resorts Advisory Board

CHICAGO— The Advisory Board of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has elected William “Bill” Otto— president/COO of Marcus Hotels and Resorts— as chairman, following David Benton, of The Rittenhouse Hotel and Condominium Residences, who formerly held that role. Benton, who serves as vp and general manager for his Philadelphia-based organization, resigned after two years in the Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ chairman’s position. Prior to joining Milwaukee-based Marcus Hotels and Resorts, Otto worked for the Stouffer Group of hotels for 15 years. He began his career with Hyatt Hotels in Chicago in 1978. Otto is currently serving as chairman of the Governor’s Council on Tourism; is the past chair of both the Greater Milwaukee Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Wisconsin Innkeepers Association; and was an appointed Wisconsin delegate to the 1995 White House Conference on Travel and Tourism. He currently serves on the boards of the Greater Milwaukee CVB, IAHI – Six Continents, Spirit of Milwaukee and Junior Achievement of Greater Milwaukee.