JB Duke Hotel, a new property opening on the campus of Duke University, announced the appointment of its director of catering and conference services, Kristin Watson.
With experience across social and corporate events, Watson will lead the hotel’s conference planning initiatives, which entails servicing the meetings, conferences, weddings and social events hosted at JB Duke Hotel and its Thomas Executive Conference Center.
Watson joins the JB Duke Hotel team from the Renaissance Chicago North Shore Hotel where she was the director of event sales.
“Kristin brings a passion for the industry that shines through her years of experience and will help lead our catering and conference services team as the hotel prepares to open its doors in January,” said Gregg Hilker, general manager, JB Duke Hotel. “We look forward to treating both local and worldwide travelers to a modern southern hospitality experience in our meeting and event spaces, further setting the tone for contemporary hotels in the south.”
Open to guests in early January 2017, the full-service JB Duke Hotel features 198 guest rooms and the Thomas Executive Conference Center with 20,850 square feet of meeting and event space set up and adherence to the quality standards set by the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC).
The facility offers a 5,450-square-foot ballroom, several multi-purpose spaces, two state-of-the art boardrooms, two fixed-tiered classrooms seating 65 attendees, pre-function spaces and a business center.
