Starwood Caribbean Appoints Jim Curtis As Director of Sales and Marketing
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Starwood Caribbean Appoints Jim Curtis As Director of Sales and Marketing
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Category: North America & West Indies / Carribean islands - Careers -
Appointments
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-11-16
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has appointed Jim Curtis as area director of sales and marketing, Caribbean.
“Jim is an industry veteran with an outstanding record of leading sales and marketing efforts for some of Starwood’s top-performing properties,” said Graeme Davis, vice president of operations for Starwood, Southern and Caribbean Region. “His exceptional leadership abilities and results-oriented sales skills make him the perfect candidate to head up our regional portfolio.”
In addition to overseeing sales and marketing efforts for Starwood’s Caribbean cluster, Curtis will manage sales and marketing for The Westin St. John Resort & Villas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Starwood’s Caribbean portfolio also includes Sheraton Cable Beach Nassau, Bahamas, The Westin Resort, Aruba and three new properties in Puerto Rico -- Sheraton Puerto Convention Center (opening this month), W Vieques (opening March 2010) and The St. Regis Bahia Beach (opening fall 2010).
With 23 years of hospitality experience including 18 years at Starwood, Curtis most recently served as director of sales and marketing at The Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa and The Diplomat Country Club in Hollywood, FL.
Curtis has also directed sales and marketing efforts at such signature Starwood properties as the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort as well as at brand hotels in Tuscon and Freeport, Grand Bahama Island.
Curtis began his career with Starwood at the Sheraton New Orleans. Prior to joining Starwood, Curtis held positions with Intercontinental Hotels and New Orleans’ Fairmont Hotel.
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