Tom Santora Joins Omni Hotels
New CMO and SVP of Sales
IRVING, TX, July 23, 2008. Omni Hotels announced today that Tom Santora has joined the organization as its new chief marketing officer and senior vice president of sales.
Santora is charged with leading the award-winning, innovative luxury hotel company's continued brand growth and development. He will be responsible for establishing and driving a strategic plan across all disciplines including advertising, public relations, e-commerce, customer loyalty, global sales, revenue management and electronic and call center distribution.
"We are very pleased to have Tom join Omni Hotels at this important point in the brand's evolution," said Mike Deitemeyer, president of Omni Hotels. "His engaging leadership, broad knowledge base and exceptional luxury hotel expertise will enable us to propel the brand forward."
Santora brings with him over 20 years in the hotel industry. As executive vice president of sales & marketing for Kor Hotel Group, Santora built the sales and marketing team and set the overall position for the company's two iconic boutique brands, Viceroy and The Tides, and also played an integral role with their substantial portfolio growth. Prior to joining Kor, Tom served in various sales and marketing positions during his 16 years with Marriott, including opening the flagship Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, establishing centralized group sales centers in the west and facilitating national sales schools.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a global leading lodging company based in Bethesda,Maryland, USA, with more than 4,200 properties in 80 countries and territories. Marriott International reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 19 brands, including: The Ritz-Carlton®, BVlgari®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels and Resorts®, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Gaylord Hotels®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Courtyard®, Residence Inn®, SpringHill Suites®, Fairfield Inn & Suites®, TownePlace Suites®, Protea Hotels® and MoxyHotels®. Marriott has been consistently recognized as a top employer and for its superior business ethics. The company also manages the award-winning guest loyalty program, Marriott Rewards® and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® program, which together surpass 50 million members. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at 
