I-DALLAS, TX - I-Omni Hotels & Resorts namuhla imemezele ukuthi uMark Wykes, umakadebona weminyaka engu-30 embonini yezihambi, uqokwe njengephini likamongameli wezokuthengisa nokumaketha kwamahhotela. Kule ndima yobuholi, u-Wykes unomthwalo wemfanelo wokukhulisa, ukudala nokuqondisa amasu okukhiqiza imali yamahhotela ngenhloso yokwandisa i-RevPar Index kanye nesabelo semakethe somkhiqizo. Futhi unomthwalo wemfanelo wokusebenzisana ngokuqondile nethimba labaqondisi besifunda nabendawo babaholi bezokuthengisa nabezentengiso ukuze kufinyelelwe izinjongo zohlelo lwebhizinisi okuholela ekuzuzweni kwemali eqoqwe amahhotela.
"UMark ube yimpahla eyigugu futhi eyingxenye ebalulekile yomndeni wakwa-Omni cishe iminyaka eyishumi," kusho uPeter Strebel, isikhulu esiphezulu sezentengiso kanye nephini likamongameli ophezulu wezokuthengisa. "Unerekhodi elihle lokubeka nokufeza izinhloso nezinhloso zebhizinisi eziphezulu, futhi sibheke phambili eminyakeni eminingi eyimpumelelo noMark ehola inhlangano yethu yokuthengisa."
Ngaphambilini, u-Wykes usebenze njengomqondisi wesifunda wezokuthengisa nokumaketha kanye nomqondisi wezokuthengisa emhlabeni jikelele. Njengomqondisi wezokuthengisa emhlabeni wonke, wayenomthwalo wemfanelo ekukhuleni nasekuthuthukisweni kwenzuzo yeqembu futhi wasebenza kanye nethimba labadayisi bomhlaba wonke. Endimeni yakhe njengomqondisi wesifunda wezokuthengisa nokumaketha, uthweswe icala lokukhulisa inzuzo kanye nokwengamela ukuthengisa nokumaketha emahhotela amaningana ohlobo lukanokusho nezindawo zokungcebeleka ezihlanganisa izindawo zokuqoqa umhlangano ka-Omni, njenge-Omni Nashville Hotel, Omni Dallas Hotel kanye Ihhotela i-Omni Fort Worth.
Ngaphambi kokujoyina u-Omni, u-Wykes wayengumqondisi wezokuthengisa we-Hilton Anatole Hotel, lapho aba nesandla esikhulu ekuzuzeni amarekhodi emali engenayo ngo-2006 (irekhodi lesikhathi sonke lehhotela), futhi ekugcineni wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba umqondisi wezokuthengisa nokumaketha. Ngaphambi kokujoyina u-Hilton, u-Wykes usebenze njengomqondisi wezokuthengisa nokumaketha kuma-W Hotels eNew Orleans, waphinde wabamba izikhundla ezibalulekile ne-Sheraton eNew Orleans, Washington, DC, Torrey Pines nasePalm Springs eCalifornia.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- In his role as regional director of sales and marketing, he was charged with maximizing profits and overseeing the sales and marketing efforts at several of the luxury brand's hotels and resorts including Omni's convention collection properties, such as the Omni Nashville Hotel, Omni Dallas Hotel and Omni Fort Worth Hotel.
- Before joining Omni, Wykes was the director of sales for the Hilton Anatole Hotel, where he was instrumental in achieving record revenues in 2006 (an all-time record for the hotel), and was ultimately promoted to director of sales and marketing.
- He is also responsible for working directly with a team of regional and area directors of sales and marketing leaders to reach business plan objectives resulting in achievement of hotels budgeted revenues.
