Wyndham Worldwide Appoints Communications Lead
Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) today announced the appointment of hospitality industry veteran Nadeen Ayala to the post of senior vice president, communications, to oversee and align all internal and external communications functions for the company and for its lodging business, Wyndham Hotel Group. |
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Wyndham Worldwide Appoints Communications Lead
Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) today announced the appointment of hospitality industry veteran Nadeen Ayala to the post of senior vice president, communications, to oversee and align all internal and external communications functions for the company and for its lodging business, Wyndham Hotel Group. |
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In this role, Ayala is responsible for setting the strategic direction, planning and implementation of global public relations, internal communications and franchisee communications, while articulating the hospitality giant’s mission to its key stakeholders, including media, consumers, franchisees and employees.
Ayala, who joins Wyndham from Starwood Hotels & Resorts, brings with her more than 20 years of experience creating and leading global corporate, brand, reputation management and executive communications strategies. She most recently led the company’s global crisis communications strategy and managed brand and executive communications globally for its largest brands, Sheraton Hotels & Resorts and Westin Hotels & Resorts.
She also held various public relations and corporate communications roles since starting at Starwood in 1999. She began her career as complex public relations manager at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers in New York City.
“With her extensive background and knowledge of our industry, we’re thrilled to have Nadeen on board to guide our integrated communications approach,” said Mary Falvey, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Wyndham Worldwide. “Nadeen’s expertise in developing strategies that shape a global corporation’s narrative and garner widespread awareness among key audiences will be integral to delivering upon our company’s priorities.”
Ayala received a Bachelor of Science in advertising from Pace University in New York City and obtained a professional studies certificate in communications from New York University. In 2006, she was voted to the corporate advisory board for The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc., and she is also a member of the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s Communications Committee and NYC & Company’s Hotel Public Relations Committee. Ayala will be based at Wyndham Worldwide’s headquarters in Parsippany, N.J.
About Wyndham Worldwide CorporationOne of the world’s largest hospitality companies, Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) provides a wide range of hospitality services and products through its global portfolio of world-renowned brands. The world’s largest hotel company based on the number of properties, Wyndham Hotel Group is home to many of the world’s best-known hotel brands, with over 7,600 franchised hotels and approximately 661,000 hotel rooms worldwide. Wyndham Exchange & Rentals is the worldwide leader in vacation exchange and the world’s largest professionally managed vacation rentals business, providing more than 5 million leisure-bound families annually with access to over 107,000 vacation properties in over 100 countries through its prominent exchange and vacation rental brands. The industry and timeshare ownership market leader, Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops, markets, and sells vacation ownership interests and provides consumer financing to owners through its network of over 200 vacation ownership resorts serving approximately 904,000 owners throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. Based in Parsippany, NJ, Wyndham Worldwide employs over 34,000 associates globally.
About Wyndham Hotel GroupWyndham Hotel Group is the world’s largest hotel company based on number of hotels and is one of three hospitality business units of Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN). As both a leading hotel brand franchisor and hotel management services provider, the company’s global portfolio consists of approximately 7,650 properties and 661,000 rooms in 70 countries under the following brands: Dolce Hotels and Resorts (acquired February 2015), Wyndham Grand Hotels and Resorts, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, Wyndham Garden Hotels, TRYP by Wyndham, Wingate by Wyndham, Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham, Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham, Ramada, Baymont Inn & Suites, Days Inn, Super 8, Howard Johnson, Travelodge and Knights Inn. Wyndham Rewards, the company’s guest loyalty program offers more than 38 million members the opportunity to earn and redeem points at thousands of hotels across the world.
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