Salim Kassam, New VP of Marketing for Sandman Hotels, Inns & Suites
The Sandman Hotels, Inns & Suites is pleased to announce the appointment of Salim Kassam as the hotel chain’s Vice President of Marketing.
Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) July 19, 2005 -- The Sandman Hotels, Inns & Suites
is pleased to announce the appointment of Salim Kassam as the hotel chain’s Vice
President of Marketing. Kassam was promoted from Director of Marketing to his
present position.
At 30 years old, Kassam becomes the youngest VP in
Sandman’s history. His exceptional academic and athletic achievements, as well
as his experience working in the hospitality industry in the UK and Canada, make
him a noteworthy and dynamic up-and-comer in the hospitality marketing industry.
Kassam has worked in hotels since the age of 14 years old.
Kassam will
oversee all marketing aspects of the company’s 31 and growing properties across
Canada.
Kassam has a Bachelor of Science from UBC and a diploma of
technology from BCIT. He is a former president of the American Marketing
Association and has won several awards including the Georgie Award for
marketing.
In addition to working at Sandman, Kassam was Director of
Marketing at MacDonald Hotels and Forte Hotels in London, England.
Kassam is also an accomplished Jujitsu practitioner.
Founded in
1967, Sandman Hotels, Inns & Suites today operates as part of a network of
sister hotel and restaurant companies under the Northland Properties
Corporation. Based in Vancouver, the company currently has 31 properties (with
four new hotels currently under construction) from British Columbia to Quebec
with a total of 3,000 employees. Sandman Hotels are upper middle-tiered
properties that provide a combination of location, value, cleanliness, quality,
comfort and personal convenience to both business and leisure travellers.
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