Omni Fills New Position, VP of Global Distribution & Revenue Strategy
Appoints Lesli Reynolds to Drive Next Generation Revenue Strategies
JANUARY 6, 2009 - Omni Hotels announced that Lesli Reynolds has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president, global distribution & revenue strategy. In this new position, Reynolds will lead the corporate revenue management team and the Omni Customer Contact Center in Omaha, Nebraska to ensure the consistent optimization of Omni's pricing strategies across all channels.
Reynolds has nearly 20 years of experience with Omni Hotels, starting as a front office manager and working her way up to the position of general manager in 1996 at the Omni Austin Hotel Southpark. She went on to fill the same role at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown and Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh, PA. In 2006, Reynolds was promoted to vice president of operations. In this position, Reynolds was responsible for guest satisfaction gains across the brand stemming from her ability to analyze data and respond with creative, actionable solutions. Reynolds was recognized as General Manager of the Year/Revenue Merchandising in 1998.
"Lesli's long tenure with Omni in various operations roles as well as her intimate familiarity with Omni's new reservations and revenue management technologies make her the ideal leader for this new position," said Tom Santora, chief marketing officer and senior vice president of sales for Omni Hotels. "We look forward to her unique ability to rapidly access and deploy meaningful strategies and actions which will further performance for our organization."
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