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Arthur Keith Peter J. Weien
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

Peter J. Weien, senior vice president and general manager of Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, joined Gaylord Entertainment as the chief operating officer of ResortQuest in 2004. While at ResortQuest, he successfully integrated 42 disparate locations under one common brand as well as established a standard for providing operational, service and business practices. By recruiting a high-caliber team, he was able to foster the customer service culture for results that included a two-year, $20 million revenue increase. Because of his attention to detail and his proven results, Weien was promoted to his current role in 2007.

Before his Gaylord career, Weien worked for Harrah's Entertainment in Las Vegas and in Memphis, Tennessee, for 12 years. There, he served as the general manager of two Harrah's casinos and previous to that, the senior vice president, vice president of corporate development and corporate director of gaming development. He also served as the senior director for the development of market planning for The Promus Companies, Inc. in Memphis and as a consultant to the Management Advisory Services for Laventhol and Horwath, where he gained extensive experience in managing hotels and resorts, restaurants and retail outlets.

Weien, a native of Ohio, was a competitive swimmer while growing up. Needing a job with flexible hours to accommodate his training, he worked in local restaurants and hotels, and it was during this time that he fell in love with the hospitality industry because of his ability to make interactions with customers and guests fun and positive experiences. This service-first attitude is seen in his vision for the resort: He strives to provide STARS with a supportive environment where they look forward to coming to work, and in turn, this encourages STARS to provide flawless customer service. Weien also takes on the responsibility of developing STARS to take full advantage of the professional and personal advancement opportunities within the resort and the company.

Weien received his bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management from Michigan State University. He and his wife of nearly two decades, Katie, have one son, Sam, and a beagle named Buster. When he is not working, he likes biking, watching movies, spending time at the pool with his family and vacationing at some of the nation's most-loved sites. Weien enjoys Vanderbilt University sports, Tennessee Titans football and Nashville Predators hockey, and he is his athletic son's number-one fan.

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