Stonebridge Companies Appoints VPSM to Oversee Select Service Hotels
DENVER, CO (December 16, 2009) - Stonebridge Companies continues to thrive in the hospitality industry by hiring Steve Battis as their new Vice President of Sales & Marketing for the Select Service Hotels division. Responsibilities for this position include business plan development, strategic planning, creation and implementation of sales and marketing plans, hotel openings and repositioning, management of operating revenues, and sales associate team leadership for all select-service and extended-stay hotels in the Stonebridge Companies portfolio.
"Steve is a highly motivated individual and brings a disciplined and professional sales management background to our team," says Kevin Mahoney, Chief Operating Officer for Stonebridge Companies.
Working with InterContinental Hotels Group for over eight years, Battis was responsible for revenue generation, account management, sales and marketing initiatives, and sales teams mentoring for more than twenty Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites throughout southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Prior to that, he spent five years in corporate group sales with Marriott International hotels at the Irvine Marriott, Atlanta Marriott and Renaissance Concourse hotels.
"Stonebridge Companies has fostered exceptional relationships with Marriott, Hilton, Starwood, Carlson Hotels, and InterContinental Hotels Group. As Vice President of Sales & Marketing for the select-service hotels, I intend to create even more opportunities for growth," proclaims Steve Battis.
Battis will be based at the Stonebridge Companies headquarters in Englewood, Colorado. He can be contacted at 303.785.3119 or [email protected].
About Stonebridge Companies
Founded in 1991 by Navin C. Dimond, Stonebridge Companies is a privately owned, innovative hotel management company headquartered near Denver, Colorado, which has developed over sixty hotels and operated more than seventy-five lodging properties. Currently Stonebridge Companies operates forty hotels comprising approximately six thousand guest rooms in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Virginia and Washington. The diverse portfolio includes select-service, extended stay, mid-scale and full service hotels in primary and secondary markets.
For detailed information visit www.StonebridgeCompanies.com.
Media Contact Information:
Heidi Bergos,Vice President, Sales & Marketing - Full Service Hotels
Stonebridge Companies
9100 East Panorama Drive, Suite 300
Englewood, CO 80112
303.785.3103
[email protected]
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