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Bennett Westbrook Bennett D. Westbrook
Senior Vice President, Development and Design & Construction

Bennett Westbrook is senior vice president of development and design & construction for Gaylord Entertainment Company, the diversified hospitality, entertainment and attractions company whose holdings include the Gaylord Hotels the Grand Ole Opry brands. Westbrook leads the company’s development efforts on new resort hotel and convention center projects and other real estate and investment-related projects. Westbrook also currently serves as president of the Gaylord Entertainment Political Action Committee.

Westbrook joined Gaylord Entertainment Company in October 2001 from Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc., a public company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev. He served as corporate director of development, leading the company’s development department on new casino and hotel projects, expansions, business negotiations, acquisitions and dispositions. From 1994-1997, Westbrook was also with Harrah’s Entertainment in Memphis, Tenn. as the director of development.

Westbrook also served as regional real estate manager for Federated Department Stores in Cincinnati from 1997-2000. He handled the real estate business of Federated’s Stern’s Department Store division in the metro New York City area and Aeropostale specialty store division.

In 1994, Westbrook received his Masters of Business Administration degree from Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt in 1989 in Political Science. Westbrook currently serves as President of the Gaylord Entertainment Political Action Committee. He is a past board member of the Nashville Zoo and currently serves on the Advisory Board of Youth About Business. Westbrook was also a participant in the 2006 Leadership Nashville class.

Media Contacts:

Gaylord Entertainment
Brian Abrahamson
VP, Corporate Communications
615-316-6302

Gaylord National

Amie Gorrell
Director, Public Relations
301-306-5053

Gaylord Opryland

Jenny Barker
Director, Public Relations
615-458-2877

Gaylord Palms

Keith Salwoski
Director, Public Relations
407-586-0315

Gaylord Texan

Martha Neibling
Director, Public Relations
817-778-1145

Grand Ole Opry

Dan Rogers
Sr. Manager, Media Relations
615-458-8543