Armand Thelen has been appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing at Hotel Revival, A JdV by Hyatt
Hotel Revival, a JdV by Hyatt hotel located in the heart of Baltimore's historic Mount Vernon neighborhood, has announced the hiring of Armand Thelen as its new director of sales and marketing.
As the director of sales, Thelen will oversee the sales and event operations for the hotel. Thelen's 10+ years in the hospitality industry will serve as a strong foundation in his new role where he will head the sales targets and plans and determine profitability for the hotel and guests.
Thelen joins Hotel Revival having spent the past five years serving in sales and marketing leadership roles in the Washington, D.C. market for such global hotel brands as Hilton, Marriott and Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. Prior to that, he held a director of group sales role with The Westin Buckhead Atlanta. Thelen held various sales roles with InterContinental for nearly a decade and at hotels in cities throughout the world, in Frankfurt, Germany; Vienna, Austria; San Francisco, CA and Atlanta, GA. Over his impressive career, Thelen has garnered extensive experience in sales leadership, team building, field sales, convention sales, group businesses and food and beverage outlets.
Armand is a graduate of the Zuyd University of Applied Sciences' Hotel Management School of Maastricht in the Netherlands where he pursued a Bachelor of Business Administration, specializing in International Hospitality Management. He also holds a certificate in Hospitality Digital Marketing, Revenue Management, Hospitality Sales & Business Development from HSMAI and Master Connection Associates respectively.