ResortCom International LLC has named Mike FitzGerald as its new Vice President of Resort Operations…
ResortCom International LLC has named Mike FitzGerald as its new Vice President of Resort Operations. ResortCom International provides the vacation ownership and resort industry with financial and resort operations services. The company also has offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Mike FitzGerald joined the company early this year as Director of Sales and Marketing with a predominant focus on Suite Getawayssm. He brought with him more than 30 years experience in the hospitality industry including 24 years in South Africa. Beginning in 1981 he spent a total of 16 years with Sun International in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands. As General Manager of the Sun City Cabanas and later of The Lost City, he was instrumental in upgrading these properties to World-Class products. While at the Sun City Cabanas he achieved the highest occupancy and profitability of any one Hotel in Southern Africa. At The Lost City he acted as Chairman of the “World Class Winners” program for Sun City Resorts. This was a six million Rand employee development program encompassing 26 disciplines and 4,500 employees. During this period Sun City Resorts was awarded “Best Hotel/Casino Resort” World Wide by CondeNast Publications.
Later as director of sales for Sun International he was responsible for the sales function of the company which was comprised of 34 hotels with 6,000 rooms in 17 casino locations in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.
In 1997, as Operations Director of Block Hotels Southern Africa, he was in charge of directing and co-coordinating Block Hotels 11 resort operations and new developments and oversaw their two Head Offices in Johannesburg, South Africa and Harare, Zimbabwe.
Since Mike came on board we have seen measurable results in the growth of our resort rental program, Suite Getawayssm. As we continue to expand our resort management relationships Mike is key to ensuring smooth transitions and to imparting the finest of hospitality services to resort guests, said John Small, Chairman of ResortCom International. His diverse experience in the hospitality industry makes it possible for him to get to the bottom of challenges and opportunities with little difficulty. His eye for detail, strong operations knowledge and motivation allows him to focus on result-oriented leadership.
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