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CoralTree Hospitality Expands & Reorganizes Global Sales Team
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Denver, CO – January 2025 / NewsmakerAlert: Andre Fournier, chief commercial officer for CoralTree Hospitality, recently announced that the reorganization and expansion of the company’s global sales team to refocus its direct sales effort and lead generation as well as identifying new team members with extensive experience in the luxury space.

“As our collection has evolved over the last six years so have the needs of our customers,” added Fournier. “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.”

The global sales team handles everything from group and corporate business to consortia, tour and leisure needs. By leveraging the resources of the complete CoralTree collection and using intimate knowledge of the strengths of each property, the team can make the meeting planning process more manageable to focus on the content and results. Extensive property knowledge and exceptional client relationships will support each individual hotel and generate business. The team also can provide client with timely updates about new properties that join the portfolio, recent property enhancements, special promotions and current offers and value dates.
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L-to-R: Leslie Kaminski, Michael Shannon and Robin Killett
L-to-R: Leslie Kaminski, Michael Shannon and Robin Killett
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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. Throughout her career, Kaminski has demonstrated expertise in identifying new opportunities in the meeting, events and travel industry as well as forging strategic partnership, driving revenue growth for various hospitality brands and properties.

One of Kaminski’s notable achievements has been successfully integrating hotels into prestigious luxury leisure networks such as Fine Hotels & Resorts, Virtuoso, Chase and Signature. Her ability to present each hotel’s unique story and network with key advocates has yielded remarkable results, solidifying her reputation as a trailblazer in the industry.

Joining Kaminski’s team is Michael Shannon, global sales director for the Northeast market. Shannon brings extensive experience in sales leadership and market development to drive revenue in this key market. A veteran of the hospitality industry and 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 joins the team as global sales director for the west coast. Killett brings more than three decades of luxury hospitality sales experience to the CoralTree team. She 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 has consistently exceeded sales goals and frequently received prestigious President’s Club, Achiever’s Club and Leader’s Club accolades for her production over the years. She graduated from the Northern Arizona University with honors.

For more information on CoralTree’s global sales effort, please visit www.CoralTreeHospitality.com.

About CoralTree Hospitality
CoralTree Hospitality is one of the fastest growing hospitality management companies in the United States with more than 35 hotels, resorts and residential rentals. Formed in 2018, Denver-based CoralTree delivers distinctive, memorable experiences that celebrate the surroundings, culture and community of each property. The company also embraces each team member with brand pillars focused on serving from the heart and empowering experiences. CoralTree recently was named the No. 3 best small company to work for in Colorado in the annual Denver Post, Top Workplace survey. The company has developed a variety of initiatives to better serve its team members, communities, stakeholders and customers including Bloom, an environmental sustainability program, and CoralTree Cares, which is the company’s philanthropic platform. The collection includes independent, branded and soft-branded properties in key metropolitan areas and resort markets including Denver, Chicago, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Snowmass, Vail, Maui, Orlando and Lake Tahoe. CoralTree is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Los Angeles-based Lowe, a real estate investment, management and development firm. For more information, visit www.CoralTreeHospitality.com.

Media Contact:
Kristin Yantis
Malen Yantis Public Relations
for CoralTree Hospitality
970-949-7919

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