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SOMMERSET, NJ (August 5, 2003) - Marriott and
Renaissance Caribbean and Mexico Resorts has appointed Rick Zeolla General
Manager and Pasquale Strocchia Director of Sales and Marketing of the Aruba
Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino.
In his new position as Director of Sales and Marketing, Strocchia will oversee all marketing and sales activities for the resort. Most recently, Strocchia was Market Director of Group and Travel Industry Sales for Marriott International Offshore Resorts. While in that position, Strocchia was responsible for the group sales effort of 10 hotels in the Caribbean and Mexico. He oversaw the group and wholesale strategies of revenue, profit and demand associated with hotel rooms and space inventory for the cluster of Resorts. Prior to that position, Strocchia served as Director of Event Booking for Marriott International, where he was responsible for the reactive sales of ten New York City hotels and managed 26 sales managers. Before joining Marriott International in 1997, Strocchia was the Director of Sales and Marketing for the Marriott NYC Eastside Hotel. Strocchia began his career with Marriott as a Sales Manager for the LaGuardia Marriott in 1986. Continuing upwards, Strocchia held sales management positions at the Somerset Marriott and Saddle Brook Marriott, before being named the Director of Sales for the Hanover Marriott in 1992. Nestled on gorgeous Palm Beach, the 413-room Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino features the largest balconies and hotel rooms on the island, free form pool with waterfalls and swim-up bar, full-service spa and health club, casino, water sports, children's program, 6 restaurants and 9,000 square feet of dedicated meeting space. The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is a member of the Marriott and Renaissance Caribbean and Mexico Resorts group. MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. (NYSE:MAR) is a leading worldwide hospitality company with over 2,600 lodging properties in the United States and 68 other countries and territories. |
Contact:
Julie Schwartz (407) 838-1856 [email protected] |
Also See: | Ewald Biemans, Bucuti Beach Resort, Aruba Named 2002 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year / June 2002 |