Charlottesville, VA February 16, 2015: Boar’s Head has hired Ann H. Walker as Director of Sales and Marketing. Ms. Walker joins Boar’s Head as Director of Sales & Marketing from Primland, a 12,000 acre private, full-service resort in southwest Virginia. After working in sales leadership positions with two West Virginia resorts: The Greenbrier and Glade Springs Resort & Conference Center, and The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia, she oversaw the opening of Tucker’s Point Hotel & Spa, an upscale luxury resort in Bermuda.

“Ann is a hospitality veteran with over thirty years of experience, the majority of which has been successfully building relationships and increasing revenues generated from Virginia and mid-Atlantic markets,” said Boar’s Head General Manager, Matthew Harris. “Ann’s experience with and affinity for our property, combined with her comprehensive knowledge of the local and regional markets, make her the perfect person to lead our sales and marketing efforts,” added Harris.

Ms. Walker’s business and professional affiliations are extensive: past board member of the Financial & Insurance Conference Planners Association, West Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association, Southern West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau, Leadership West Virginia. Currently, Ann is a member of MPI (Meeting Planners International), VSAE (Virginia Society of Association Executives), AENC (Association Executives of North Carolina) and HSMAI (Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International).

“I am looking forward to leading the outstanding sales and marketing team here at Boar’s Head,” Ms. Walker said, “with an emphasis on enhancing our guest experience by building on the traditions of outstanding services that have made Boar’s Head one of the mid-Atlantic’s premier hospitality destinations.”

Boar’s Head is a quintessential Virginia resort, offering a warm, intimate ambiance, exceptional service and unparalleled Southern hospitality. Located on a bucolic 573-acre country estate, our Four Diamond resort offers 175 luxurious guest rooms and suites, Four Diamond dining in the Old Mill Room, a wide variety of world class recreational activities, a spa, and 22,000 square feet of meeting facilities for groups of 20 to 630.
Owned and operated by the University of Virginia Foundation, Boar’s Head is just minutes from the University of Virginia that was founded by Thomas Jefferson, only two hours from Washington, D.C., and at the foot of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.
Boar’s Head is Charlottesville’s Only Four-Diamond Resort.

For more information or to make reservations, please call Boar’s Head at 434.296-2181 or 800.476.1988. You can also or visit the resort’s web site at www.boarsheadinn.com or like us on Facebook.