Giorgi Di Lemis brings over three decades of international culinary and food & beverage experience to Benchmark Hospitality International and its growing portfolio of properties.

Mr. Di Lemis was previously corporate vice president of food & beverage for Gaylord Hotels of Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to this position, Mr. Di Lemis held the title of corporate vice president of food & beverage for the luxury resort division of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Giorgi Di Lemis was employed by Hyatt Hotels Corporation in executive food & beverage and hotel manager positions for properties in the Midwestern, Southern and Southwestern United States. He launched his culinary career in Europe, working for Hotel Rigel in his hometown of Venice, for Peppermint Park in London, and for Hilton Hotels in Greece and Turkey.

Giorgi Di Lemis is a graduate of the Accademia di Venezia, Ca' Foscari of Venice, Italy. He is a certified Hotel Executive through A.H.M.A. Mr. Di Lemis has participated in numerous leadership, marketing and culinary training programs within the United States and Italy. He is a member of the President's Club for Toastmasters International, of the prestigious Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, of the renowned Slow Food Movement of Milan, Italy, and the World Association of Chefs Societies.