Desert Inn names new chief

Friday, Aug. 15, 1997 | 9:46 a.m.

John Koster, a 17-year veteran of ITT Corp.'s Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, has been promoted to acting president and chief operating officer of The Desert Inn.

Koster, who has been vice president and general manager for hotel operations at the DI, will now oversee all operations of the resort that's completing a $200 million renovation project.

Peter Boynton, president of ITT's Caesars World Inc. subsidiary that owns the DI, said Koster's "extensive experience and commitment to quality service ... will help us achieve our objective of transforming The Desert Inn into the only Five Star-Five Diamond hotel-casino in the world."

Koster has held management positions with ITT Sheraton in Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand and the United States.

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