The Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel has appointed Jesse Suglia as Director of Sales and Marketing. Suglia joins the newly- renovated hotel from Omni Hotels & Resorts, Kempinski Hotels and The Global Hotel Alliance and where he was Director, Travel Industry & International Sales and leading the New York Global Sales Center.

An experienced leader with more than 15 years working in the domestic and international group, business travel and leisure hotel travel segments, Suglia has held hotel sales positions in major cities including New York, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. Suglia’s prior roles with Omni Hotels & Resorts included Area Director of Sales & Marketing, Senior Director, Global Sales and Director, Global Business Travel Sales.

Suglia earned a B.A. in Hotel Management from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and completed the Institute of Business Travel Management, Global Leadership Program at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

The Sheraton New York Times Square is the largest Starwood Hotels and Resorts property in New York City and won ten meetings industry excellence awards in 2013, making it the most-awarded New York City convention hotel.