Monday, June 7, 2010

Interstate Hotels & Resorts Promotes Sean McCurdy to Vice President-Strategic Accounts & Global Sales


ARLINGTON, Va., June 7, 2010—Interstate Hotels & Resorts, the United States’ largest independent hotel management company, today announced that Sean McCurdy (top right photo) has been promoted to vice president, strategic accounts and global sales.

 He previously served as Interstate’s global director of worldwide sales.

 In his new position, McCurdy will be responsible for developing and expanding the company’s corporate sales initiatives and expanding relationships with key global accounts. He will report to George Brennan, Interstate’s executive vice president, sales and marketing.

McCurdy joined Interstate in 2003 as director of global travel industry sales for the company’s corporate housing division. Earlier in his career, he served as vice president of sales for Travel Inventory Marketing Alliance, senior director of worldwide sales for Choice Hotels International and has held executive positions for several of the nation’s top car rental and hotel brands.

“Sean brings more than two decades of industry experience and a proven track record in corporate sales and marketing,” Brennan said.

“He has been instrumental in securing for Interstate Hotels & Resorts preferred annual contracts with major corporate accounts over the past decade. Sean possesses the kind of relationship-building sales skills that deliver beneficial relationships to our corporate customers, a significant advantage for Interstate-managed hotels. This promotion affirms his continuing record of achievement.”

 For more information about Interstate Hotels & Resorts, visit the company’s Web site: www.ihrco.com.

Contact:

Jerry Daly,Media SVP; Carol McCune, Daly Gray, (703) 435-6293, jerry@dalygray.com
Carrie McIntyre, Treasurer, Interstate Hotels & Resorts, (703) 387-3320, carrie.mcintyre@ihrco.com

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