von Puschendorf will be responsible for the operation of the 312 Stowe Mountain Lodge, all food and beverage outlets, front office and concierge services.

Mark Hickey, senior vice president of operations for Destination Hotels & Resorts announced Heinrich von Puschendorf has been named as Director of Operations at Stowe (Vt.) Mountain Lodge (see “A Place for All Seasons,” C&RB, February 2009).

von Puschendorf brings more than  two decades of industry expertise to Stowe Mountain Lodge with background managing boutique hotels to private clubs to sprawling 400-room resorts, including a cumulative of eight years at other Destination Hotels & Resorts properties in Colorado, New York and New Jersey.  His most recent position with the company was director of operations at Tarrytown House Estate and Conference Center where he led operations during a $12 million property-wide restoration.