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Ricardo Echeverri has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Aloft Orlando Downtown

Mr. Echeverri brings over seven years of hospitality sales and marketing experience to the Aloft Orlando Downtown. Prior to joining the team, he was with the parent company of the Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando where he served as Corporate Transient Sales Manager. He is a graduate of the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Hospitality Management.

Starwood
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Craig Leicester has been appointed as General Manager at Aloft Orlando Downtown

Having over 17 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Leicester brings extensive lodging expertise to the Aloft Orlando Downtown. Prior to joining the hotel, he served in positions as General Manager, Director of Guest Services and Director of Food & Beverage Outlets at various boutique/luxury hotels in Florida and New Mexico. Leicester has also spent time as the Assistant Food & Beverage Outlets Manager at the Hilton in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of the Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, NH with a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Hotel Administration.

Starwood
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Michael Chagnon has been named Director of Sales and Marketing at Villas of Grand Cypress Golf Resort

Michael Chagnon brings 25 years of experience in luxury hospitality sales and marketing to his new position with Villas of Grand Cypress. He was most recently director of sales and marketing for The Equinox, the landmark golf resort and spa located in the historic village of Manchester, Vermont. Previously Mr. Chagnon headed up the sales and communications efforts for the iconic Don CeSar Beach Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida. He has also led the sales and marketing programming at numerous luxury properties in locations as diverse as the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket; Moscow, Russia; Toronto, Canada; as well as Fort Lauderdale Beach.

Pyramid Global Hospitality
Orlando, Florida, United States
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John Branciforte has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek

Prior to joining the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek team, Branciforte was director of sales and marketing of Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo., part of Benchmark Hospitality International. He began his career at the Plaza Hotel in New York City and has held positions with Westin Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, World Travel & Incentives, Boyne USA Resorts and Omni Hotels, where he was named the 2004 Sales and Marketing Executive of the Year.

Wyndham
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Glen Winsor has been appointed as Hotel Manager at Hilton Bonnet Creek Resort

Glen Winsor has been appointed hotel manager of Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, a premier hotel resort accessible from within Walt Disney World property, according to Ted Ratcliff, senior vice president operation eastern U.S. for Hilton Worldwide. Winsor most recently held the position of general manager for DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Orlando - Lake Buena Vista. In his new capacity, he will oversee operations for the 1,000-room hotel surrounded by a 482-acre nature preserve and including a Rees Jones-designed golf course, full fitness center, nearly a dozen dining options and a three-acre lazy river pool. Winsor began his hospitality career in 1989 with Four Seasons Inn on the Park in Toronto, Canada holding various management positions until 1991 when he went to work for Delta Hotels as front office manager. Accelerating in the room’s division department, Glen remained with Delta Hotels and in 1997 was promoted to assistant general manager until 2000 when he went to work for DoubleTree Villas at Maingate in Kissimmee as general manager. In 2005, Glen became general manager of Embassy Suites Orlando International Drive South Convention Center where he remained until 2006, when he became general manager of DoubleTree by Hilton Walt Disney World.

Hilton
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Cliff Delorey has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Resort Experience Officer at Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE: VAC) has appointed Cliff Delorey to executive vice president and chief resort experience officer. In his new role, Delorey is directly responsible for the on-site management of Marriott Vacation Club and Grand Residences by Marriott properties around the globe, provides oversight and coordination of the on-site management company for The Ritz-Carlton Destination Club, and is responsible for the development and financial performance of resort-based ancillary businesses. In his role, Delorey will also serve on the executive committee and the corporate growth council for the company.

Marriott
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Mona Ingram has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Hilton Orlando

Prior to joining Hilton, Ingram was vice president of Colorado-based Sceptre Hospitality Resources, where she was responsible for managing the migration of more than 600 properties into new central reservation systems with short lead time and resources. Ingram has also served as the regional director at Pegasus Solutions Inc. where she managed a team of nine sales and account managers, and has held various sales and marketing management positions for some of the world's leading luxury hotels, including Four Seasons, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts and Adam’s Mark Hotels.

Hilton
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Steve Williams has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Starwood Vacation Ownership

Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc. (SVO) has promoted Steve Williams to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Williams, a 12-year veteran of the company, will oversee the day-to-day operations of SVO. This new role, effective July 1, 2012, was created as part of organizational changes made by SVO's parent company, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT), to combine the company's North American and Latin American regions with SVO under a new Americas region. As part of the organizational change, Serge Rivera, who was Chief Executive Officer of SVO, was promoted to Co-President of Starwood Americas.

Starwood
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Erica H. Perry has been promoted to Group Sales Manager at Westin Imagine Orlando

Ms. Perry started at the hotel in April 2010 as a Service Express Agent and was promoted to a Supervisor in January of 2011. She then joined the sales department in June of 2012 as the Sales Administrative Assistant. In this role, she was responsible for supporting the Director of Sales, Sales Managers and the Catering and Convention Service Manager. Prior to joining The Westin Imagine Orlando, Ms. Perry was on the Rosen College Research Team for the Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau- now Visit Orlando, where she worked on a marketing research project with meeting planners.

Starwood
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Mary Hutchcraft has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Reunion Resort, Part of Orlando's Grand Golf Resorts of Florida

Salamander Hotels & Resorts has appointed Mary Hutchcraft as the new director of sales and marketing at Reunion Resort. Hutchcraft joins Reunion from her former position as director of sales at The Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach Shores. She has previously directed group sales efforts at Reunion when the resort opened in 2006, and also served as director of group sales for Innisbrook Resort.

Salamander Collection
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Elaine Driscoll, Lead Concierge at the Westin Imagine Orlando has been appointed as 2011 Concierge of the Year at the Central Florida Concierge Association (CFCA)

The AAA Four Diamond Westin Imagine Orlando is pleased to announce that Elaine Driscoll, Lead Concierge, has been named “2011 Concierge of the Year” by the Central Florida Concierge Association (CFCA). The nomination is based upon a Concierge who has been actively involved with CFCA, demonstrates leadership, knowledge, career passion, a positive attitude, has an outgoing personality and is a person of influence.

Starwood
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Robert Ash has been appointed as Executive Chef at Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate

Chef Ash’s diverse background includes training at L’Ecole Du Grand Chocolat in France and the International School of Confectionary Art in Maryland. His 17 years of experience include, Executive Chef of Milwaukee’s historic Preferred Hotel The Pfister, as well as Executive Chef/Director of Food and Beverage of the InterContinental Milwaukee and Executive Outlet Chef at the esteemed Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, rated Five-Star by Forbes and Five Diamond by AAA. Prior to that, Chef Ash worked at Parian Restaurant in the Regent International Hotel and for three-star Michelin Chef Jean Louis Palladin at Napa Restaurant in the Rio Suites Hotel of Las Vegas. Known for his culinary excellence and openness to innovation, Chef Ash has also consulted for the Harmon Nicolas Restaurant Group through the company Elements of Design – a company with an ultra modern twist on dining concepts.

Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
Orlando, Florida, United States