Knud Svendsen Named VP, Sales and Revenue Management
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, LLC
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, CA, November 24, 2008. Knud Svendsen has been named the new Vice President of Sales and Revenue Management at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, LLC (MMSA). Svendsen will be responsible for leading the Sales and Revenue Management team at MMSA.
"Svendsen will bring his extensive experience in the tourism industry to guide our current staff and strengthen our entire Sales and Revenue Management team," said Howard Pickett, Chief Marketing Officer at Mammoth Mountain. Pickett continued, "I am very excited to have someone with Knud's extensive experience and expertise to lead our Sales and Revenue Management efforts."
Svendsen comes to Mammoth with an impressive 23-year career in hotel and destination resort sales and marketing. Svendsen most recently served as Vice President of Marketing and Tourism with the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority. At the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority, Svendsen trained, mentored and managed teams of people throughout various hotels and departments and successfully led a sales and marketing team with destination room revenue goals in excess of $300 million.
Svendsen has been successful at driving both top and bottom line growth for a variety of companies throughout his career in the travel industry. Prior to joining the Reno-Sparks Convention Authority, Svendsen was Vice President of Sales for PCH Hotels and Resorts in Mobile, Alabama, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Adam's Mark Hotels and Resorts in St. Louis, Missouri and Director of Sales and Marketing for various hotels and regions within the Hilton Hotels Corporation.
Svendsen graduated from the Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science. Svendsen and his wife Stacy will relocate from their current home in Reno, Nevada to the Town of Mammoth Lakes with their two children.
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