Ann Palermo Joins Essex Hotel Management
January 5, 2010 - Essex Hotel Management is pleased to announce that Ann Palermo has joined the company as Corporate Director of Sales and Marketing. She is responsible for overseeing the sales and marketing activities for the Essex portfolio and is based in Atlanta, GA. Ann brings over 18 years of hospitality sales, marketing and operations experience, most recently as Director of Operations and Support at Wyndham Hotel Group, where she was responsible for 53 hotels. During her career, Ann has served in regional sales positions for several hotel franchise and management companies, and has worked with numerous brands, including Holiday Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn, Microtel Inn & Suites, Drury Inn & Suites, SpringHill Suites by Marriott, LaQuinta Inn & Suites, Comfort Inn, Country Inn & Suites and Shoney's Inn & Suites.
Essex Hotel Management is a full service hotel management company based in Rochester, NY. It and its affiliates have been in the development, ownership and management of hotels and other real estate since the mid-1980's.
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