NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa.,
Sept. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- Apple Leisure Group®, ("ALG"), one of the world's leading
travel, leisure and hospitality management groups, announced today
the appointment of Alejandro Reynal
as Chief Executive Officer. In a planned transition, Reynal will
succeed Alex Zozaya, who will serve
in a full-time capacity as Executive Chairman and lead the Board of
Directors. Both appointments are effective September 3, 2019.
In his new role, Reynal will oversee ALG which is comprised of a
collection of leading subsidiary companies including AMResorts®, an
award-winning resort brand management company with 66 branded
resorts; destination management service providers Amstar DMC and
Worldstar®; a portfolio of leading vacation brands including Apple
Vacations®, Travel Impressions®, CheapCaribbean.com® and Funjet
Vacations®; the Unlimited Vacation Club® loyalty program; and
technology provider, TriSept Solutions®.
"It gives me great pleasure to welcome Alejandro to ALG as we
enter the next phase of the company's evolution and growth," said
Zozaya. "Over the past 20 years, I have had the privilege to
participate in the many stages of ALG's exciting trajectory – from
the creation of AMResorts, a leading provider of exceptional
vacation experiences in Mexico,
the Caribbean, Costa Rica and Panama, to the Group's entrance into
Europe. I am confident Alejandro
will drive innovation across ALG globally, execute the Group's
long-term growth strategy, and bring our vision for the future to
life. This is a long-planned transition in which I will remain
actively engaged and invested in ALG, and will focus on supporting
Alejandro, as well as identifying and executing strategic
initiatives for the company." Zozaya, added, "We are fortunate to
have an outstanding leadership team that already represents the
best of the best in travel distribution, destination management,
resort management and vacation club operations. I want to
personally thank the ALG Executive Committee for their
contributions, especially our President John Hutchinson, who has been my right hand and
an invaluable resource for the past two years."
Reynal boasts a long-standing international professional career,
having worked in the United
States, Europe, and
Latin America. Previously, he
served as CEO of Atento (NYSE: ATTO), a global provider of customer
relationship management and business process outsourcing services,
where he led the company to an initial public offering in
2014. During Reynal's seven years as CEO, Atento became recognized
as a leading provider of customer experience solutions, as well as
recognized as one of the "25 World's Best Multinational Workplaces"
by Great Place to Work® in five different years. Earlier in his
career, Alejandro held management positions at Telefonica, The
Coca-Cola Company and The Gap, Inc. Reynal has a bachelor's and
master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. from
the Harvard Business School.
"I am honored and excited to be joining ALG as its CEO, and I am
grateful for Alex's and the Board's confidence in my leadership and
long-term vision for the company," said Reynal. "ALG and its
collection of leading subsidiaries have an outstanding reputation
for fostering innovation and attending to the needs of its
customers and business partners, thanks to their unique value
proposition and experienced management team. I am convinced that
ALG has tremendous potential for continued growth, and I look
forward to building on this legacy as well as working with ALG's
executive committee and all its employees to do great things for
our customers."
"We want to thank Alex for the extraordinary progress he has
made in positioning ALG as a leader in the travel and hospitality
industries, and we are excited about the future of the company
under Alejandro's leadership," said Eric
Resnick, a Member of the ALG Board of Directors. "We are
confident Alejandro will be a strong complement to the ALG
executive committee who collectively bring decades of experience
managing leading global airline, hotel and travel brands," added
Paul Raether, a Member of the ALG
Board of Directors.
About Apple Leisure Group
Apple Leisure Group® (ALG) is the leading North American travel,
hospitality and leisure management group with the only
vertically-integrated business model, serving travelers and
destinations worldwide. ALG consistently delivers exceptional value
to travelers and strong performance to resort owners and partners
by strategically leveraging the power of its portfolio of
subsidiary companies and their brands including: the largest seller
of vacation packages and charter flights in the U.S. for travel to
Mexico and the Caribbean, moving approximately 3.2 million
passengers annually through the well-established vacation
brands Apple Vacations®, Funway Holidays®, Travel
Impressions®, CheapCaribbean.com®, Blue Sky Tours®, Southwest
Vacations®, Funjet Vacations®, and United Vacations®; brand
management of 5-star and 4-star luxury resorts through AMResorts®
award-winning brand portfolio including Zoëtry® Wellness & Spas
Resorts, Secrets® Resorts & Spas, Breathless Resorts &
Spas®, Dreams® Resorts & Spas, Now Resorts & Spas®, Reflect
Resorts & Spas®, Sunscape® Resorts & Spas and Alua® Hotels
& Resorts; best-in-class destination management services
provided by Amstar DMC and Worldstar®, the exclusive loyalty
program Unlimited Vacation Club®; and the innovative technology
solutions provider Trisept Solutions®, connecting over 88,000
travel agents with leading travel suppliers. To learn more about
the Apple Leisure Group advantage, visit
www.appleleisuregroup.com.
Media contact
For Apple Leisure Group:
rbb Communications
Jorge Mendez
786-352-7520
Jorge.Mendez@rbbcommunications.com
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