Alistair Ballantine has been appointed VP Sales and Marketing, The Americas at The Oberoi Group in New York
Effective 1st November 2009, Mr. Ballantine will be in charge of The Group’s current and future portfolio of hotels, resorts and cruisers under the luxury ‘Oberoi’ and five-star ‘Trident’ brands. Mr. Ballantine will be responsible to Mr. Liam Lambert, President for Oberoi Hotels & Resorts and Mr. Rattan Keswani, President for Trident Hotels. Mr. Ballantine’s immediate task will be to build a sales team that covers both the leisure and business segments. He will be based at The Group’s office in New York. Mr. Alistair Ballantine’s experience in the travel industry spans more than 30 years. He will join The Oberoi Group from his current position as Director of Sales and Marketing, Orient-Express Hotels Trains and Cruises. Prior to joining Orient-Express Hotels in 2005, Mr. Ballantine had been the Chief Executive Officer of Shackelton & Frontiers, a fly fishing lodges and travel company. From 1978 to 2003, Mr. Ballantine served as President, United States of America and Group Chief Marketing Officer, Abercrombie & Kent International, Inc. In 1995, he assumed additional responsibility as Chairman, Abercrombie & Kent – United Kingdom and Europe.