MCLEAN, Va.
The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) has just announced its 2013 Americas Region Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
For 2013, HSMAI’s Nominating Committee crafted a slate of board members comprised of senior leadership from several new hotel partners, including representatives from eight of the 10 largest global hotel companies.
The 2013 HSMAI Executive Committee and Board of Directors:
Executive Committee:
•Chair: Barb Bowden, general manager, Peabody Hotel Orlando
•Chair Elect: Rob Torres, managing director of travel, Google
•Secretary-Treasurer: Jeff Senior, executive vice president, marketing & sales, Fairmont Raffles Hotels International
•Vice Chair: Mark Thompson, vice president of marketing, Irving Texas CVB
•Immediate Past Chair: David Atkins, principal, Digital DNA Infusion
Board of Directors:
•Anil Aggarwal: chairman and CEO, Milestone Internet Marketing
•Heather Allison-Smith: director of sales & marketing, The Ritz Carlton, Lake Tahoe
•George Brennan: executive vice president, sales & marketing, Interstate Hotels & Resorts
•Maureen Callahan: vice president, marketing, Destination Hotels & Resorts
•Geraldine Calpin: senior vice president, global online, Hilton Worldwide
•Elizabeth Cambra: CRME, corporate director, pricing & revenue management, Outrigger Enterprises Group
•Joel Carver: vice president, sales & marketing, CSM Lodging
•Chris Crenshaw: vice president, strategic development, STR
•Jack Easdale: vice president of yield management, The Venetian / Palazzo
•Mike Fegley: vice president global sales, Americas, InterContinental Hotels Group
•Wendy Ferrill: vice president, worldwide sales, Best Western International
•Loren Gray: director of eCommerce, Ocean Properties
•Alex Gregory: director of sales & marketing, Sea Island
•Don Hay: president and CEO, Digital Alchemy
•Noreen Henry: senior vice president, global partner services, Travelocity
•Jack Horne: senior vice president, sales, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
•Joe Hyman: president and CEO, Vizergy
•Brian Keenan: CMP, vice president of sales, MGM Grand
•Klaus Kohlmayr: senior director, consulting, IDeaS – a SAS Company
•Flo Lugli: executive vice president marketing, Wyndham Hotel Group
•Marina MacDonald: senior vice president sales & marketing, Red Roof Inn
•Melissa Maher: vice president, global strategic accounts, Expedia, Inc.
•Robert McDowell: senior vice president, global distribution, Choice Hotels International
•Brian Payea: head of industry relations, TripAdvisor
•Lalia Rach: Ed.D., dean and director, University of Wisconsin - Stout, School of Hospitality Leadership
•Tom Santora: chief marketing officer, Omni Hotels & Resorts
•Susan Thronson: senior vice president global marketing, Marriott International
•Brian Tkac: vice president, marketing & revenue, Hostmark Hotels
•Betty Wilson: vice president, North America divisional sales, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
•Josh Winkler: vice president, partner marketing, Orbitz “I look forward to working with this team in strengthening each aspect of HSMAI,” said Barb Bowden, HSMAI Americas chair.
For more information on HSMAI or the 2013 Executive Committee and Board of Directors, visit: www.hsmai.org.
