Sandor Winkler has been promoted Chief Development Officer at Palace Resorts
Previously Chief Operating Officer for Palace Resorts Brands, in his new role as Chief Development Officer, Winkler will drive the brand’s growth and expansion strategies and oversee the acquisition and creation of new properties throughout Mexico and the Caribbean. Exposed to the hospitality industry at a young age, Winkler serves as a seasoned veteran bringing more than a decade of experience in marketing hospitality and sales. Joining Palace Resorts in 2004, Winkler has held various managerial positions within the company before he was named Palace Resorts’ director of tour services in 2009. Winkler also managed more than 1,200 employees within the company’s nine divisions including: on-site travel agency, telemarketing, palace transfers, spas and beauty salons, marina sales and operations, Wet n Wild Water Park sales and operations, GDS (Group Destination Services) and Palace Resorts promotions. Winkler’s past marketing experience includes tenure with Creative Marketing Alliance, a full-service marketing communications and association management firm based in New York, NY, where he served as a sales executive for the South and Southwestern United States developing marketing and promotional materials, in addition to facilitating e-content management, contracting and promotions for the company.
