CoralTree Hospitality has reorganized and expanded the company’s global sales team to refocus its direct sales effort and lead generation as well as identifying new team members with experience in the luxury space.
“As our collection has evolved over the last six years so have the needs of our customers,” Chief Commercial Officer Andre Fournier said in a statement. “We’ve brought on some high-level players to fill important roles that we believe will meet both the needs of our growing company and the group and corporate sales customers that we serve.”
As part of the reorganization, Leslie Kaminski was promoted from executive global director of luxury and leisure sales to vice president of global sales where she will lead the team into its next chapter. Kaminski will create the strategy for the global sales team and lead the charge in expanding the company’s business. She brings more than 25 years of experience in luxury, entertainment, event, and lifestyle sales to the team.
One of Kaminski’s notable achievements has been integrating hotels into prestigious luxury leisure networks such as Fine Hotels & Resorts, Virtuoso, Chase and Signature.
Michael Shannon has been appointed global sales director for the Northeast market. A graduate of the University of Denver, School of Hotel and Restaurant Management, Shannon has spent his career in a variety of operational and sales and marketing roles. He also spent more than 15 years on the intermediary side of the business in meeting and event logistics planning and sourcing companies. Shannon has worked in global sales for MGM Resorts, Destination Canada, Westin Hotels and the Los Angeles Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Robin Killett has joined the team as global sales director for the west coast. Killett has worked in all facets of hospitality sales from incentive events with Maritz to group and leisure sales roles for The Ritz-Carlton, Four Seasons and Auberge Resorts, where she handled several national key accounts. She graduated from the Northern Arizona University with honors.