A number of hotels across North America have appointed sales and marketing leaders in recent weeks. Here are some names to know.
IHG Hotels & Resorts
IHG Hotels & Resorts has appointed Cherylanne Thomas area director of group sales. In this role, she will oversee group sales for Six Senses La Sagesse and InterContinental Dominica Cabrits Resort & Spa, all part of IHG’s luxury & lifestyle portfolio.
Thomas has worked with The Ritz-Carlton, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels and Resorts and Hyatt brands. She previously served as senior executive director of sales & marketing at Conrad Nashville and Grand Hyatt Nashville.
Thomas holds an MBA from Suffolk University from the Sawyer School of Management.
Hilton Vallarta Riviera All-Inclusive Resort
In Mexico, the Hilton Vallarta Riviera All-Inclusive Resort appointed Rafael Romero its new director of sales and marketing.
Romero has worked at properties throughout Mexico, including Las Palmas by The Sea, Garza Blanca Resort and Hoteles Buenaventura. Most recently, he was director of sales at Palmar Beach Resort Riviera Maya.
Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver
The Hyatt Centric Downtown Denver appointed Bobbi Walker as its new event sales manager.
Before moving to Denver, Walker worked in Grand Teton National Park and later as a front-desk agent at Hyatt Place Downtown Athens in Georgia. Walker later joined Hyatt Place Westminster, where she was sales coordinator before being promoted to area sales manager.
Hyatt Regency Maui Resort
Timothy Nelson has returned to the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Hawaii, this time as the director of sales and marketing.
Most recently, Nelson spent more than five years as director of commercial strategy at Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort and Spa. Before that, Nelson held senior commercial and revenue management roles with Omni Hotels & Resorts, Grand Hyatt San Francisco, Grand Hyatt San Diego & Andaz San Diego and Hyatt Regency Monterey. He also previously worked at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa from 2013-2016 as director of revenue management
Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza
The Royal Sonesta Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis appointed Paul Buff director of sales and marketing.
Most recently, Buff was director of sales and marketing at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. He has held leadership roles with Omni Hotels & Resorts and Hyatt Hotels & Resorts.
Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa
The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa appointed Lourdes Sanchez as marketing manager
Sanchez began her career at the Grand Cayman Marriott Resort as a server in 2015 and rose through the ranks to become the marketing and event development manager in 2022. In 2021, she became marketing manager in the wake of the pandemic.