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The Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, Appoints
Dan Egan as Director of Sales,
Bill Hedgepeth as Director of Catering & Convention Services &
Joan Pata and Ryan Litsey as Senior Convention Sales Managers
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Egan is responsible for implementing a successful sales strategy to exceed revenue goals. Hedgepeth oversees and provides leadership for the local catering sales effort and the convention service team. Both Pata and Litsey are responsible for increasing hotel revenue by soliciting group business. Pata is in charge of the Midwest market while Litsey’s territory includes the “We are delighted to welcome Dan Egan, Bill Hedgepeth, Joan Pata and Ryan Litsey to our executive sales team,” says The Westin St. Francis Director of Sales & Marketing, Meryl Kirschenberg. “They are terrific additions and bring a wealth of professional expertise and knowledge of the hospitality industry.” Egan brings more than 15 years of hotel sales experience to The Westin St. Francis. He began his career at Hyatt Hotels, and several years later joined Starwood Hotels & Resorts as the Director of Group Sales at The Westin Michigan Avenue, followed by a position as Director of Sales at the Sheraton Suites Chicago Elk Grove. After more than four years at Chicago Marriott O’Hare, he rejoined Starwood Hotels & Resorts as the Director of Sales & Marketing at The Westin Chicago North Shore. Egan graduated from Hedgepeth brings a wealth of more than twenty years of hospitality experience to his new position as Director of Catering & Convention Services. Over the course of his career, he has worked at Omni Hotels & Resorts, Marriott, Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, HEI Hotels & Resorts and Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Most recently, Hedgepeth was the Director of Catering & Convention Services at The Sheraton Premiere at Tyson Corner in With more than ten years of professional hotel experience, Litsey began his career as Front Office Manager at Wittenberg Inn & Suites, followed by sales positions at Oxford Suites Hotel in About The Westin St. Francis Opened more than a century ago on March 21, 1904, The Westin St. Francis still today maintains its preeminence as Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with more than 930 properties in approximately 97 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched AloftSM, and ElementSM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation |
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Gena Egelston Chamberlin Public Relations (415) 336-4332 [email protected] |