POINSETT CLUB ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGEMENT

OFFICIALS ALSO CELEBRATE STAFF TENURE

(September 27, 2005/Greenville, SC) Board members of Greenville’s Poinsett Club today announced Brent E. Reeder as the club’s new General Manager and Chief Operating Officer replacing Warren Arseneaux who retired last month.

The former president of The Jefferson Club in Louisville, Kentucky, Reeder is a Camden, South Carolina native and a graduate of Furman University.

Mr. Reeder has been in the private club industry for nine years and is a member of Rotary of Greenville, Club Managers Association of America, Paladin Club, and Chaine des Rotisseurs.

He and his wife Emily have two young children – seven year old Ben and three year old Caroline.

“We are very fortunate to have a general manager of the caliber of Brent Reeder,” commented Phillip Kilgore, Poinsett Club president. “

“The candidates we interviewed were among the very best club managers in the country, and Brent was our first choice. Brent has the experience, knowledge and skills to take the Poinsett Club to new levels of quality.”

In addition, Poinsett Club officials recognized several employees celebrating milestones with the club.

• Patti Huffman, Business and Human Resource Manager, celebrated 25 years with the Poinsett Club in September. With years of accounting expertise, Huffman is responsible for the club’s business affairs and assists the staff with human resources related issues.

• Operations Manager Charles Brewer will celebrate 24 years with the Poinsett Club in October. Brewer started with the club as a kitchen steward and now oversees the service staff and all food and beverage operations.

• Well-known around Greenville as the Bull Table Waiter, Paul Latimore, will celebrate 47 years of service at the Poinsett Club in January 2006 and has been with the club longer than any other employee.

“This is an exciting time for the Poinsett Club,” Kilgore added.

About the Poinsett Club

Named a Platinum Club of America in 2003 - which classified it as one of only 35 five-star private city/dining clubs in the US - the Poinsett Club is located in a former private home in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. The 40,000-sq.-ft. clubhouse features two ballrooms, 11 private dining rooms, several sitting rooms, a library, one fine dining room, and two cocktail lounges. Poinsett Club members enjoy reciprocal privileges at numerous private clubs across the US, British Columbia, and London.

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