News: Sousa and Chung Appointed to Hyatt Americas Sales Force
Sousa to oversee the north eastern region of the U.S., Chung to direct US strategic accounts.
CHICAGO, IL. May 9, 2016 - Hyatt has appointed Taryn Sousa and Eric Chung as directors of strategic accounts managing the north eastern region of the U.S; and TMC Consortia and Chinese Inbound partnerships accordingly.
Sousa started her hospitality career at a Residence Inn by Marriott property in Rhode Island, in 2002. In 2007, Sousa moved to Starwood where she worked in the company's Star Sales Center and Starwood Meetings line. Sousa held various positions within the company including sales specialist, and was a member of the company's global group sales organization. During her time in Starwood's global group sales, Sousa was responsible for managing key corporate, 3rd party and association customers. Sousa resides in Westport, MA with her husband and two children ages 3 and 4.
Chung began his career with Aimbridge Hospitality as a sales and revenue intern at Hilton Glendale. In 2011, Chung moved to Davidson Hotels & Resorts, where he held multiple positions in both sales and revenue management, including roles as area director and corporate accounts - west coast. During his time at Davidson Hotels & Resorts, Chung was responsible for driving transient sales for multiple properties among various brands including: Hilton, Carlson Rezidor, Starwood and Hyatt flags. In 2014, Davidson Hotels & Resorts awarded Chung the company's transient sales director of the year award. Most recently, Chung was director of sales & marketing for Aimbridge Hospitality.
The term “Hyatt” is used in this release for convenience to refer to Hyatt Hotels Corporation and/or one or more of its affiliates.
About Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, headquartered in Chicago, is a leading global hospitality company with a portfolio of 12 premier brands and 652 properties in 53 countries, as of March 31, 2016. The Company's purpose to care for people so they can be their best informs its business decisions and growth strategy and is intended to create value for shareholders, build relationships with guests and attract the best colleagues in the industry. The Company's subsidiaries develop, own, operate, manage, franchise, license or provide services to hotels, resorts, branded residences and vacation ownership properties, including under the Park Hyatt®, Grand Hyatt®, Hyatt Regency®, Hyatt®, Andaz®, Hyatt Centric™, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt™, Hyatt Place®, Hyatt House®, Hyatt Ziva™, Hyatt Zilara™ and Hyatt Residence Club® brand names and have locations on six continents. For more information, please visit www.hyatt.com.
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