Gordon Lambourne, former senior VP of global PR and 35-year veteran of Marriott International, has shifted to the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation in Washington as VP of communications for the philanthropic entity of restaurant industry trade group.
Marriott PR Veteran Checks in to Restaurant Ass'n
Mon., Feb. 13, 2017
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