Brett Forshag has been appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at InterContinental Hotel New Orleans
Brett Forshag, an award-winning New Orleans hotel executive for the more than 25 years, has been named director of sales & marketing at the InterContinental New Orleans, announced John Romano, general manager of the hotel. A native of New Orleans, Forshag joins the InterContinental New Orleans with 26 years of hotel sales experience. He most recently served as vice president of sales and marketing for HRI Lodging, one of the 50 largest hotel management companies in the U.S. In that position, he worked on branded and boutique properties ranging from focus service hotels to exclusive resorts.
Prior to his position at HRI Lodging, Forshag served in sales and marketing leadership roles for a number of hotel companies in New Orleans, including Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, ITT Sheraton, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts.
Forshag graduated from LSU, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and played on the 1985 LSU baseball team, which won the SEC baseball championship that year under legendary coach Skip Bertman.
