John Meissner, Fairmont Hotels & Resort’s executive director, corporate group markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Barbara Hicks as director, global sales based out of the company’s Chicago Global Sales Office.
In her new role as director of global sales for this region, Hicks will be responsible for developing and managing key incentive accounts in the US Midwest, with a specific focus on association and corporate transitional accounts.
Most recently, Hicks held the position of director of sales & marketing at The Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island of Hawaii. With an extensive sales background, Hicks first began her career at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver in 1986 where she served as sales manager for the timeless railway hotel. In 1991 she was promoted to director of sales, holding that position through 1998, then moved onto sister hotel The Fairmont Waterfront as director of sales & marketing from 1998 to February 2003.
A graduate of Winnipeg’s Red River Community College, Hicks holds a certificate in Marketing and Economics/Business and has completed hospitality studies at BCIT in Vancouver.
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