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Saturday 17 February 2018

Aruban Appointed As The New Vice President Of Sales & Marketing

Operations For Caribbean & Latin America At Marriott International

been overlooking the Sales al company. According
& Marketing Discipline for to Antoinette, in order for
the Caribbean, as Area young professionals to be
Director of Sales and Mar- successful, they must to be
keting. Antoinette gradu- eager to learn about the
ated from Boston College different aspects of the ho-
in Massachusetts, with a tel and tourism industry, as
Bachelor’s degree in Mar- growth will come naturally,
keting. She is married with “Everything in life comes
two daughters and enjoys at the right time, and one
spending her free time trav- must work hard, be curious,
eling with her family and listen and learn, take risks,
especially watching her and not be afraid to ask for
girls at the pool while they help. The more you know
practice and compete in the more valuable you will
their favorite sport of swim- be. Find your passion and
ming. take the opportunity to
Antoinette is a brilliant ex- travel the world, explore
PALM BEACH - Aruba Mar- are key ingredients for her has done for the hospitality ample of an Aruban wom- and expand your boundar-
riott is very pleased to an- success”, shared Alex Fiz – industry as well as for the an who started her career ies”, Antoinette shared.
nounce that Marriott Inter- Regional Vice President – associates and their com- as a young professional Looking at the future, An-
national, Inc. has named Sales & Marketing – Carib- munities. Whenever asked, on the island and has built toinette feels incredibly
Aruba native Antoinette bean & Latin America. I am very proud to say that an impressive internation- fulfilled with this milestone
van den Berg as Vice Presi- Because of her passion for I work for Marriott Interna- al career because of her she has reached in her ca-
dent of Sales & Marketing people and creating long tional.” hard work and strong de- reer and for the first time
Operations for the Carib- lasting relationships, An- In 2013, Antoinette moved termination to grow. This doesn’t have anything else
bean and Latin America. toinette – born and raised from her native island Aru- shows that even though planned in the immediate
in Aruba - knew since the ba to Florida to transition she comes from a small is- future. She knows that at
In her new role Antoinette start of her professional ca- as Area Director of Sales land, her perseverance some point she would like
will oversee the Area Direc- reer that she wanted to be & Marketing for the South has opened many doors to come back to her ‘One
tors of Sales & Marketing part of the hotel industry. America region with Mar- for her internationally and Happy Island’ and find a
for the region, and she will She started with the Mar- riott International Inc. and got her the opportunity to way to continue her career
maintain her responsibili- riott in 2005 as Senior Sales as of 2014 Antoinette has grow within a multination- with Marriott.q
ties for the Caribbean. In Manager at the Aruba
addition, she will be the Marriott Resort & Stellaris
Luxury Lead for the Disci- Casino and was later pro-
pline as part of the Luxury moted to Director of Sales
Team. “Antoinette brings and to Director of Sales &
extensive experience from Marketing of the hotel. At
years in the Caribbean & an early stage, Antoinette
Latin America Region and identified herself with Mar-
has been an outstanding riott’s company values and
performer as Area Director culture, which were the key
of Sales & Marketing in mul- factors that encouraged
tiple occasions and mar- her to stay and grow with
kets. It is her passion for the the company. “I admire Mr.
Caribbean and Luxury that Marriott and what his family