Ski.com Hires Michael Cleary as Vice President, Sales and Business Development and Names Kris McKinnon Vice President, Marketing and Operations
Aspen, Colo. – August 4, 2009 –Ski.com (http://www.ski.com), North America's largest provider of mountain vacations, today announced that Michael Cleary has been hired as vice president, sales and business development. Cleary, who comes to Ski.com from EF College Break, will manage the company's overall sales efforts, including Ski.com's industry-leading Mountain Vacation Specialists. Additionally, he will spearhead all future business development opportunities. Cleary assumes this role immediately and will report to Harry Peisach, Ski.com president/CEO.
Cleary has nearly 20 years of sales experience beginning in the ski industry in 1990. Since then he has held a number of positions of increasing responsibility, including president for Winged Victory USA, LLC.
Mike has a solid reputation and strong relationships in the ski industry and he understands the intricacies of our business," said Harry Peisach, Ski.com president/CEO. His consistently successful record speaks for itself and makes him an excellent addition to Ski.com's executive team."
Kris McKinnon will now be assuming the role of managing Ski.com's operations department and has been appointed vice president, marketing and operations. In addition to her ongoing role leading Ski.com's marketing efforts, she will now be managing vendor relations and contracting.
Our decision to merge marketing and operations under Kris McKinnon's leadership makes a great deal of sense for our business, as these two departments work very closely with each other," said Peisach. We will now be able to better utilize our marketing distribution channels to more efficiently and more aggressively promote our property and resort partners."
About Ski.com
Established in 1971 and headquartered in Aspen, Colo., Ski.com is the largest provider of mountain travel in North America. Ski.com is the only travel company specializing in mountain destinations to offer the unsurpassed first-hand knowledge and experience needed to present travelers the most options at the best value. The company has the largest mountain lodging inventory, offers the most ski-related package components in the travel industry and customizes complete vacations to 100 of the most popular resorts in the United States, Canada, Europe and South America.
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