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BENCHMARK® Names John Annicchiarico Vice President,Sales Operations
02/26/2020
The Woodlands (Houston), Texas, February 2020… BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company,has appointed John Annicchiarico to the position of vice president, sales operations. Eric Gavin, chiefsales officer, made the announcement.
"It is a genuine pleasure to welcome John to Benchmark’s executive sales team,” said Mr. Gavin. “Aproven industry leader, he has invested the past two decades developing and nurturing top-preformingsales and marketing talent at the property and corporate levels. These are skills and leadership abilities henow brings to Benchmark.”
A hospitality industry veteran, this appointment marks a return to Benchmark for John Annicchiarico.Though he most recently held the position of vice president, sales for Salamander Hotels & Resorts,immediately prior to this Mr. Annicchiarico served as Benchmark’s director of sales & marketing at Villasof Grand Cypress, the luxury resort located in Orlando, Florida.
John Annicchiarico has held the title of director of marketing for Loews Coronado Bay Resort in SanDiego, California, and held multiple sales positions with luxury properties in Florida and California. Nearthe beginning of his career, Mr. Annicchiarico was employed by Universal Orlando in guest services andsales & marketing positions.
Annicchiarico graduated from Loyola University with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. He holdsmemberships in many professional organizations, including MPI and ASAE. He and his family reside inOrlando.
About BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company.
BENCHMARK®, a global hospitality company, is a leader in the development, management, andmarketing of independent, soft branded, and experiential hard branded resorts, hotels, and conferencecenters. In addition to the company’s award-winning full service Benchmark Resorts & Hotels, itslifestyle and luxury Gemstone Collection, and its industry-leading Benchmark Conference Centers.BENCHMARK is also an investor in etc.venues, a leading provider of contemporary city centre venuesfor meetings, signature events, and conferences. Benchmark's combined portfolio features more than 80unique projects across three continents. The company is passionately committed to delivering personal,inspiring, and memory-making experiences, driving total revenue and profitability, and cultivating anaward winning, “Be The Difference” culture for all its employees. Benchmark, is based in TheWoodlands (Houston), Texas, with offices in London, England; Miami, Florida; Park City, Utah;Scottsdale, Arizona; New Brunswick, New Jersey; Seattle, Washington; and Tokyo, Japan.www.benchmarkglobalhospitality.com To become a fan on Facebook, visitwww.facebook.com/BenchmarkResortsandHotels, www.facebook.com/GemstoneHotelCollection.Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BenchmarkHotels, www.twitter.com/GemstoneHotels , onInstagram at www.instagram.com/benchmarkresortsandhotels, www.instagram.com/gemstonehotels, and
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