Ron Warner Melia Hotels International is pleased to announce the hiring of Ron Warner as Director of Group Sales for their global collection of hotels and resorts, including Gran Melia, Melia, ME by Melia, Paradisus, Innside, Tryp, and Sol. Mr. Warner will be responsible for groups, meetings, incentive sales, and conventions as well as maintaining client relationships for Melia's national accounts. Mr. Warner will be responsible for Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. Mr. Warner has 30 years of experience in the travel industry and has spent the past 12 years specializing in the MICE market. Most recently, he held the position of Director of Operations for Maxvantage where he was responsible for leading a team of meeting managers and sourcing managers in the US and Canada. Prior to that, he was National Manager for the Canadian American Express Platinum card travel service leading a team of travel agents specializing in the luxury sector. Mr. Warner also held the position of National Manager of supplier relations with American Express in the Leisure sector.