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Tom joined the Kor Group in 2002 to oversee all hospitality sales and marketing activities for the company's hotel portfolio, its wholly owned flagged properties, and Kor's contract managed hotels.
Since that time, Tom has strategically developed Kor's sales and marketing team to include e-commerce, public relations, and segment and national sales. He also supervises media planning and the development and integration of the company's central reservations office. His focus on driving top-line revenue has contributed to the company's revPAR growth, consistently outpacing the market and the competitive set.
Under Tom's leadership, the sales and marketing team has gained industry recognition for their energy, dedication, and creativity. In the three years Tom has been with Kor, the sales structure has evolved to match and surpass its competitors in direct sales, revenue management, and reservation and distribution services. Tom's ability to shun momentary trends in favor of long-term planning has enabled the group to focus its e-commerce and public relations efforts in the most consistent, innovative manner.
Before joining Kor, Tom was a 16-year veteran of Marriott International, where he held a number of sales and marketing positions in the corporation's western U.S. region. In addition to directing pre-opening planning, sales, and marketing for the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, he also managed cooperative planning, sales and marketing for six other regional Renaissance properties. A group sales, convention and events specialist, Tom has served as Trainer for Marriott's national sales schools throughout the U.S.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Hotel Lodging from the Rochester Institute of Technology. | 