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 Robert Prohaska Named Director of Sales & Marketing 
for Four-diamond Rated Sutton Place Hotel, Chicago
CHICAGO -- David Sowell, general manager for the four-diamond rated Sutton Place Hotel has announced the promotion of Robert Prohaska, 33, to director of sales & marketing for the 246-room property located at 21 E. Bellevue Place.  In Prohaska�s new role, he oversees sales for the rooms, catering and reservations departments as well as handling all marketing duties.

Prohaska helped open Hotel 21 East (as the property was then known) in 1988 prior to relocating to Michigan where he served as a manager for the four-diamond Townsend Hotel.  In 1995, he rejoined The Sutton Place Hotel as a front desk manager and has since held positions as reservations manager, corporate sales manager, and director of sales.

Prohaska is currently the membership chairperson for the Midwest Business Travel Association, and is an active member the National Business Travel Association, Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau, and Greater North Michigan Avenue Association.

Originally from the northwest side of Chicago, he earned an engineering degree from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.  He currently lives in Chicago with his wife, LoriAnn and their twin sons, Jared and Brandon.

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Contact:
Kelly L. Wisecarver
President
Sage Marketing & Public Relations, Inc.
773-529-9731

 
Also See: Hotel-Motel Association of Illinois Names Hotelier of the Year for the Downtown and Suburban Regions / Oct 1999 
Eight Outstanding Hotel Managers and Employees Honored by the Hotel-Motel Association of Illinois / Nov 1998 

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