Kerzner International Appoints Mark Benson VP Group Sales
April 22, 2011- Jamie Bruce, Senior Vice President of Sales & Revenue Management of Kerzner International Holdings Limited (the “Company”), which through its subsidiaries, is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Benson , Vice President of Group Sales for the Company.
Benson has over two decades of luxury resort experience specializing in group meeting, association and incentive markets. Most recently, he garnered success by leading the international sales efforts for Hotelera Posadas, the foremost hotel company of Latin America featuring the notable brands: Live Aqua, Fiesta Americana and Caesar Park Hotels and Resorts. Prior to Hotelera Posadas, Benson had a rewarding thirteen year career with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC with sales leadership assignments at resorts in Hawaii and Florida.
“Mark brings a wealth of sales expertise and group-focused knowledge and experience to Kerzner, and I feel very fortunate he will be joining our team to continue our tradition of excellence in the luxury resort industry,” said Jamie Bruce.
In his new role, Benson will be responsible for leading the sales team, setting strategic direction and goals while achieving revenue targets for Atlantis, Paradise Island. He will be working closely with Gus Tejeda, Vice President of Group Marketing, while reporting directly to Jamie Bruce, the Company's Senior Vice President of Sales & Revenue Management. Benson will be based in the Company's Plantation, Florida offices.
Kerzner International Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, is a leading international developer and operator of destination resorts, casinos and luxury hotels. Kerzner's flagship brand is Atlantis, which includes Atlantis, Paradise Island, a 2,317 room ocean-themed destination resort in The Bahamas, as well as The Cove Atlantis and The Reef Atlantis. Kerzner extended its Atlantis brand globally with the development of Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, a 1,500-room, water-themed resort opened in late 2008 on The Palm. Mazagan Beach Resort, a 500-room destination casino resort in Morocco, opened in October 2009. Kerzner also manages seven of the top-rated luxury resort properties in the world, under the One&Only brand, which are located in The Bahamas, Mexico, Mauritius, the Maldives, South Africa and Dubai. The latest addition to the collection, One&Only The Palm, Dubai, opened in November 2010. For more information concerning Kerzner and its operating subsidiaries, visit kerzner.com.
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