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The Rainmaker Group Takes Leadership Position at HSMAI Revenue Management & Internet Marketing Strategy Conference

The Rainmaker Group, a world leader in automated profit optimization software and services for the hospitality industry, announced it will be a sponsor of the HSMAI Revenue Management & Internet Marketing Strategy Conference in Orlando, Florida June 21, 2010. Tammy Farley, Rainmaker Group principal, is also serving on the board of directors of HSMAI’s Revenue Management Special Interest Group to assist with planning and other responsibilities.

Orlando, Florida, United States
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Stuart Newmark has been named General Manager at The Westin Lake Mary, Orlando North

Newmark who is no stranger to the Central Florida community, has been in the hospitality industry for the past 34 years. Most recently, he worked for Obaluxe Hotel Advisors as a Managing Director where he oversaw two resorts and marinas in the Florida Keys focused on repositioning and redeveloping these assets for owner Starwood Capital Group. He also served as a hospitality consultant on several other Starwood Capital Group projects in Florida and New York.

The Westin Lake Mary, Orlando North
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Pamela Feeley has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at the Sonesta Hotel Downtown Orlando

With over 18 years of extensive hotel and hospitality experience, Feeley has relocated to the Central Florida community specifically for this opportunity with the Sonesta brand. Over the years, she gained experience in various positions within the industry, such as Sales Manager, Director of Sales as well as Regional Director with other well-known hospitality brands. Feeley has successfully repositioned various hotel properties, created and executed plans to increase occupancy rates as well as planned and implemented marketing strategies during her nearly two decades-long career in the industry. Most recently, she served as Director of Sales and Marketing as well as Regional Senior Sales Manager for the Grand Bohemian, part of the four and five-diamond quality Kessler Collection portfolio, in Denver, Colorado. Feeley graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelor of Science degree in Tourism and Recreation Marketing.

the Sonesta Hotel Downtown Orlando
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Hardy Mattox has been appointed as general manager for the Florida markets of Orlando and Jacksonville at Marriott ExecuStay®

Marriott ExecuStay®, a leader in temporary housing, corporate housing and furnished apartments, is pleased to announce that Hardy Mattox has been named general manager for the Florida markets of Orlando and Jacksonville. ExecuStay apartments in this area are managed by Mainsail Housing, the sole operator of ExecuStay franchises in Florida. In his role as general manager, Mattox will be responsible for setting the strategic direction for the Orlando and Jacksonville markets, along with sales management and operations. Mattox has nearly 15 years of hospitality experience, including five years with Marriott ExecuStay where he served as vice president of operations for the Florida territories. Mattox has nine years of experience with Temporary Corporate Housing where he served, most recently, as general manager. Mattox is a graduate of the University of Central Florida in Orlando.

Marriott ExecuStay®
Orlando, Florida, United States
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Michael Shindler has been appointed as Executive Vice President of Hotels and Casinos at Hard Rock International

As Executive Vice President, Shindler will oversee the global development function for hotel and casinos, as well as the strategic and day-to-day management of the existing assets within the brand's current licensed and franchised portfolio and any new assets derived from the growth of the portfolio. Joining Hard Rock in mid-February, Shindler has been the president and CEO of Four Corners Advisors, Inc., a Chicago-based hotel consulting and advisory firm. Shindler brings almost 25 years of senior experience in the hospitality industry, including positions as Chair of the Board of Directors of Hyatt Gaming Management; Vice President, Development and Asset Management of Las Vegas Sands, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Development for Global Hyatt Corporation; Vice President of Development of RockResorts International, LLC; and Vice President of Development, Americas, for Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Before his foray into the hospitality industry, Shindler began his career as an Associate, then a Partner in the Chicago, Illinois, law firm now known as Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

Hard Rock International
Orlando, Florida, United States