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Appointment Sales & Marketing

Melanie Walent has been appointed as Director of Sales at Intercontinental New Orleans

IHG
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Melanie Walent
Providing a proven track record of excellence, Melanie Walent joins the luxury New Orleans hotel from her previous role as director of sales, marketing and events at Hyatt Regency Boston. During her stint in The City on a Hill, she was responsible for the creation and execution of a $52.2 million budget and was a 2014 nominee for annual awards in the director of sales and events team categories. Before her role in Boston, Walent worked for five years at Hyatt Regency Dulles in Herndon, VA, where she assisted in the design and creation of the Executive Meeting Center, a $15 millionexpansion that added 29,000 square feet of gathering space to the hotel. Beginning her career at Hyatt as a catering and convention services manager at Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa inColorado, she then was hired as social catering manager at Park Hyatt Washington in D.C., where she continually exceeded expectations. She was next promoted to associate director of sales back at Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa. Walent graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management.
Sales & Marketing USA & Canada United States Louisiana New Orleans
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IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global hospitality company, with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good. With a family of 19 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards, one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes, IHG has over 6,000 open hotels in over 100 countries, and more than 1,900 in the development pipeline.