The Goodman Group Appoints John Schwaner As Vice President, Sales & Marketing

CHASKA, Minn., Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goodman Group, a national leader in developing and managing senior living and health care communities, and residential communities, today announced the appointment of John Schwaner as vice president of sales & marketing, effective December  2, 2013.  In this position, Schwaner will play a key role in overseeing all aspects of sales and marketing for the Senior Living & Health Care and Residential Property Management communities in all markets, across ten states.

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Schwaner brings more than 18 years of extensive experience as a sales and marketing leader in the senior living industry. His key areas of focus will include marketing research and analysis, development and implementation of sales and marketing plans, overseeing the regional directors of sales and marketing team, and corporate communications team.

Most recently, Schwaner was the senior director of National Sales and Marketing for Brookdale Senior Living, overseeing business development, including market assessment and leading the company's sales activities.  Prior to this, he served as vice president of Marketing and Business Development at Senior Vantage Point. He has held several other senior management positions in the health care industry including A Place of Mom, Brookdale Senior Living (formerly ARC), American Retirement Corporation (merged with Brookdale), Merrill Gardens, Sunrise Health Care, Inc. and Vencor Health Services, Inc.

He has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Mass. He completed the Executive Program at the Yale School of Management Executive Program in New Haven, Conn., and an Executive Mini Masters in Business Administration at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn.

About The Goodman Group: The Goodman Group is an international company headquartered in Chaska, Minn. and was established in 1965 with its beginnings in residential and commercial property ownership and management. In 1967, the company developed its first health care center and has become a multi-state operator recognized as a national leader in developing and providing management support for senior living communities, health care centers, residential communities and commercial properties. The Goodman Group is a privately held company with responsibility for overseeing communities with tens of thousands of residents and over 4,000 community employees. The Goodman Group manages properties in ten states in the United States – Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington – and in Berlin, Germany.

SOURCE The Goodman Group