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Starwood Hotels & Resorts
has promoted John Mims to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Mims will be responsible for the selling
functions at the Corporate and Division levels of the company. He will have
direct responsibility for the Global Sales Organizations and functions around
the world and indirect responsibility for Sales at the Division level. Mims will
report to Bob Cotter, Starwood's Chief Operating Officer and will be based
from White Plains, New York effective November 17th, 2003.
Prior to this new role, John led Starwood's Asia-Pacific sales and marketing
team that encompasses the functional areas of Global Sales, Distribution
Marketing, Revenue Management, Customer Care Centers and Brand Marketing. He also led a team of Regional Directors of Marketing that work
closely with the sales and marketing teams in 90 Starwood properties in 17
countries in Asia-Pacific.
Mims's
career in sales and marketing includes various senior sales and management positions at Procter & Gamble, Coca Cola and later with Pepsi
Cola in both the US and international divisions.
John holds a B.A degree in Business Administration from Morehouse
College, Atlanta, Georgia. He was also a two-time award recipient of 'Who's
Who Among Young Men In America' prior to his service in the United States
Air Force in1982-1987. |
