The 25 Top Sales and Marketing Minds in Hospitality & Travel
Senior Execs Vote to Determine "Hot List"
MCLEAN, VA, January 11, 2006. Who are the most extraordinary sales and marketing minds in hospitality and travel today? The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) polled senior executives throughout the marketplace to identify the "Hot List of Top 25 for 2005."
"There is an amazing amount of creativity, intelligence and passion in our profession which all too often goes unrecognized," states Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA, president and CEO of HSMAI.
"We see such clever campaigns and brilliant strategies all year long, and as the leading organization of sales and marketing professionals in hospitality and travel, we shed light on those individuals responsible with our annual 'hot list' of the '25 Most Extraordinary Sales and Marketing Minds in Hospitality & Travel'," Gilbert added.
HSMAI asked top-tier executives throughout the hospitality, travel and tourism industries to submit nominees who best exemplified the set criteria: Whose marketing strategies are truly innovative and clever? Whose campaigns are standouts? Whose companies represent a sales-focused organization? Who gets results? Whose work do you wish was yours?
Nominees submitted were reviewed and scored by HSMAI's Executive Committee, resulting in the third annual "Top 25" list.
The "Top 25" will be acknowledged at HSMAI's annual Adrian Awards Gala on Monday, January 30, 2006 in New York. The black-tie event honors marketing excellence for advertising, public relations and web marketing. Additionally, all 25 honorees will be featured in an article in the spring issue of HSMAI's Marketing Review.
HSMAI's "Hot List" of 25 Most Extraordinary Sales & Marketing Minds in Hospitality & Travel:
Hoyt Bacon, CHME, Senior Vice President of Revenue & Distribution Management, MeriStar Hospitality
Jane Butler, Managing Director, Travel, Google, Inc.
Scott Dahl, Senior Vice President of Revenue Management, Sunstone Hotels
David Dudar, Corporate Director of Marketing & Communications, RockResorts
Jose Estorino, Senior Vice President Marketing, Orlando/Orange County CVB
Mike Fegley, Vice President-Global Sales the Americas, InterContinental Hotels Group
Frank Fredericks, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Wild Dunes Resort
Randy Garfield, Executive Vice President Global Sales and Travel Operations, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Fortune Gfroehrer, Director of Web Marketing, Driftwood Hospitality
Scott Gober, Director, CTN Marketing & Business Strategy, American Express Travel Services
Bruce Himelstein, CHME, Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company
Leonard Hoops, Vice President/CMO, Sacramento CVB
Cary Jehl Broussard, author, "From Cinderella to CEO: How to Master the 10 Lessons of Fairy Tales to Transform Your Work Life," and formerly Senior Vice President, Women on Their Way, Wyndham International
Richard Keating, Director of Marketing, Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan
Dann Lewis, Director of Tourism, State of Maine
Yvonne La Penotiere, President, Carlson Hotel Corporation
Steve Pinnetti, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Kimpton Hotel Group
Brian Richardson, Vice President Brand Marketing & Communications, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
Alec Sanguinetti, Director General, Caribbean Hotel Association
Pam Streeter, Vice President of Electronic Distribution and Marketing, Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, Director General, Caribbean Tourism Organization
Lynn Walka, Senior Marketing Executive, Emirates
Dawn Walzak, CHME, First Vice President, Tishman Hotel Corporation
Terry Whaples, Operating Partner/President, Nickelodeon Family Suites by Holiday Inn
Scott Wiseman, Vice President Marketing, Accor North America
HSMAI is an organization of sales and marketing professionals representing all segments of the hospitality industry. With a strong focus on education, HSMAI has become the industry champion in identifying and communicating trends in the hospitality industry, while operating as a leading voice for both hospitality and sales and marketing management disciplines. Founded in 1927, HSMAI is an individual membership organization comprising nearly 7,000 members worldwide, with 38 chapters in the Americas region.
Tickets and table sales for the HSMAI Adrian Awards Gala at the New York Marriott Marquis are available at $2,850 per table of 10 ($285 an individual seat) if reserved prior to Jan. 20, 2006; seats cost an additional $25 after that date. For more information or to purchase tickets contact Cass Bullock phone: (609) 628-2348; fax: (609) 628-2819; e-mail: [email protected]; or visit www.adrianawards.com.
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