Piland Assumes Corporate Role as Regional Director of Sales & Marketing
MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Senior Director of Corporate Sales & Marketing at White Lodging, Gill Lapeire, recently announced the promotion of Calley Piland to the position of Regional Director of Sales & Marketing for Region 6. "I am very excited to have Calley join my team. She is an elite sales leader who has a tremendous passion for our business," Lapeire said in making the announcement. "She has demonstrated time and again the ability to grow market share and generate top-line revenue."
A White Lodging employee since 2004, Piland comes to her new position from the Residence Inn by Marriott in northwest Austin, Texas. As the property's General Manager, she exceeded annual budgeted occupancy rates in 2010 and was on track to exceed the mark in 2011.
A graduate of the University of North Texas with coursework toward a master's degree in liberal arts from Southern Methodist University, Piland's first position with White Lodging was as a Sales Manager at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Austin. From there, she assumed the same role at the Residence Inn by Marriott in north Austin and, in 2005 was named White Lodging's Select Service Sales Manager of the Year.
Recognized for her efforts, Piland was soon promoted to the position of Senior Cluster Sales Manager and was part of the pre-opening sales team responsible for launching the Marriott hotel concept that combined two of its brands – The Courtyard by Marriott and the Residence Inn by Marriott in downtown Austin – into one property. While in this position, Piland and her team were named Sales Team of the Year.
Moving into a corporate role in 2007, Piland was the Regional Impact Sales Manager for 20 White Lodging properties located in Austin, San Antonio and Houston and in Miramar, Florida. In this role, she was Acting Director of Sales at several of the properties and was responsible for the success of the sales department under a number of different circumstances including takeovers and new openings.
"Being a Regional Director of Sales & Marketing is my dream job," said Piland. "I have the opportunity to combine training, acclimating new employees and pricing strategies to obtain positive results." Piland will be overseeing the sales and marketing efforts for White Lodging properties San Antonio, Houston and Mesquite, Texas.
White Lodging Services Corporation was established in 1985 and is headquartered in Merrillville, Indiana. White Lodging is a fully integrated hotel ownership, development, and operations company – a recognized leader that has defined and cultivated the ability to achieve consistent, sustainable growth among mid- to large-scale hotels across the country. Their current portfolio consists of over 156 hotels in 19 states and encompasses representation of the following leading brands: Marriott International, Inc., Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Global, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, InterContinental Hotel Group, and Carlson Hotels Worldwide.
For more information about White Lodging, please visit www.whitelodging.com or call 219-472-2900.
SOURCE White Lodging Services Corporation
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