Cendant Hotel Group Announces Senior Global Sales Appointment
JULY 28, 2006. Cendant Hotel Group today announced the appointment of Greg Land as senior vice president of global sales.
Land's primary responsibilities will be setting the Hotel Group's global sales strategy, leading the Global Sales (formerly Worldwide Sales) team and building customer relationships.
Prior to joining Cendant, Land worked for Sabre Holdings in Southlake, Texas, in several sales capacities, most recently as senior vice president, sales and marketing. From 1989 to 1995 he worked for AMR Corporation in Fort Worth, Texas, in various legal and financial roles for its American Airlines brand. He began his career in 1987 as a financial auditor and consultant for Dallas-based Arthur Young & Company (now Ernst & Young).
Land received his bachelor's degree in computer science and accounting and his master's degree in accounting and finance from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Okla.
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