Ray Sylvester CHA has a broad background in hospitality management and marketing over three decades with Westin Hotels & Resorts, and with Starwood Hotels and Resorts.

Single and multi-unit management positions included: General Manager of six properties including the famed Bellevue Stratford Hotel (Philadelphia), The Westin Canal Place (New Orleans), The St. Regis (Houston), and The Westin Galleria and Westin Oaks (Houston), among others, including property opening assignments in Europe and Asia; Area Managing Director responsible for the operations and marketing of Westin properties in Louisiana, Texas and Central America, where cluster marketing, and aggressive cross selling helped to deliver stellar market share and RevPar; corporate assignments included global Director of Rooms; Area Director for Six Sigma, where he adapted many of the Six Sigma processes and filtering tools for the marketing function; Pre opening Operations & Marketing for new Starwood branded Westin and Sheraton products throughout the United States.

In addition, he led the re-flagging and market positioning of numerous properties, and filled various roles in the opening of some thirty Westin hotels and resorts in Europe, Asia and North America. He also served on the board of  Westin Hotels & Resorts' Advertising Corporation.

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