ORLANDO, Fla., March 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham
Vacation Ownership (WVO), the world's largest vacation ownership
company and member of the Wyndham Worldwide family of
companies (NYSE: WYN), earned six prestigious awards at the
eleventh annual Stevie® Awards for Sales & Customer
Service. The awards were presented to honorees during a gala
banquet on Friday, February 24 at
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. More
than 650 executives from around the world attended.
The Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service are the
world's top honors for customer service, contact center, business
development and sales professionals. The Stevie Awards organizes
several of the world's leading business awards programs including
the prestigious American Business AwardsSM and
International Business AwardsSM.
More than 2,300 nominations from organizations of all sizes and
in virtually every industry were evaluated in this year's
competition, with WVO earning one (1) gold, one (1) silver and four
(4) bronze Stevie Awards.
"We are incredibly proud of our award winners who represent WVO
excellence and have been recognized among the industry's top
professionals," said Jeff Myers,
chief sales and marketing officer of Wyndham Vacation Ownership.
"Our team of dedicated associates go above and beyond each day to
deliver exceptional service while welcoming new owners into our
Wyndham family. These awards are a true testament to our unwavering
commitment to our owners and guests."
WVO's 2017 Stevie Awards recipients include:
Gold Stevie Award:
- Innovation in Sales - Robert
Peck, QA Manager, Atlantic
City, recognized for his revolutionary approach in
engaging our owner base in support of Armed Forces overseas. By
bringing awareness to this important initiative and emphasizing
Wyndham's core values, Robert was able to improve performance at
his site and reduce rescission rates.
Silver Stevie Award:
- Contact Center Leader of the Year - Mark Candell, Senior
Director, Contact Center Operations
Bronze Stevie Award:
- National Sales Executive of the Year - Brendon Buirski, Vice President,
Williamsburg
- Sales Representative of the Year - Jason Page, Sales Representative, Vino
Bello Resort
- Best Use of Technology in Sales - Sales Recording System
- New IVR or Web Service Solution – Wyndham® Extra
Holidays Mobile Site
Details about the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service
and the list of Stevie winners in all categories are available at
www.StevieAwards.com/sales.
About Wyndham Vacation Ownership
Wyndham
Vacation Ownership, a member of Wyndham Worldwide's (NYSE: WYN)
family of companies, is the world's largest vacation ownership
business, as measured by the number of vacation ownership resorts,
individual vacation ownership units and owners of vacation
ownership interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership develops,
markets and sells vacation ownership interests and provides
consumer financing to owners through its seven primary consumer
brands, CLUB WYNDHAM®, WorldMark® by Wyndham,
CLUB WYNDHAM ASIA®,
WorldMark South Pacific Club by Wyndham, Shell Vacations Club,
Margaritaville Vacation Club® by Wyndham and WYNDHAM
CLUB BRASILSM. As
of December 31, 2015, we have
developed or acquired 213 vacation ownership resorts in the U.S.,
Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, South
America and the South Pacific that represent more than
24,000 individual vacation ownership units and nearly 900,000
owners of vacation ownership interests. Wyndham Vacation Ownership
is headquartered in Orlando, Fla.,
and is supported by approximately 17,700 associates
globally.
About The Stevie Awards
The Stevie Awards are
conferred in seven programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the
German Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards, The
International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Great
Employers, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business and the Stevie
Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions
receive more than 10,000 entries each year from organizations in
more than 60 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes
and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding
performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the
Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.
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