Mark Wilson Appointed DS&M of The Roosevelt, New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS, LA, August 11, 2008. Mark Wilson has been appointed Director of Sales & Marketing of The Roosevelt in New Orleans which will be reopened as a Waldorf=Astoria Collection hotel in the Spring of 2009. Mark most recently served as the Director of Marketing of the Royal Sonesta Hotel.
A twenty-three-year hospitality veteran, Mark began his career with the San Francisco Hilton. From there, he has held various management positions in New Orleans at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside, ITT Sheraton, and Fairmont. In St. Louis, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Adam's Mark Hotels. Mark earned an MBA in Marketing and Finance from Tulane University and is also a graduate of the University of Denver. For the last three years he has been President of the French Quarter Business Association and is on the Board of Forest Essentials Inc.
When the Roosevelt reopens summer 2009 it will offer 500 luxury guest accommodations of which 125 will be suites and over 55,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Included will be the 20,000 square foot Roosevelt Ballroom, the 7,000 square foot Waldorf=Astoria Ballroom along with a total of 21 unique meeting rooms. The historic Roosevelt, which was first opened as the Grunewald in 1893, will once again also feature the famous Blue Room and Sazerac Bar.
The Roosevelt is located at 123 Baronne Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. 70112. For more information please visit www.waldorfastoriacollection.com.
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