Visit Phoenix Promotes Lorne Edwards

PHOENIX (April 2, 2019) — Visit Phoenix has promoted Lorne Edwards to Senior Vice President of Convention Sales & Services.

Edwards joined Visit Phoenix in 2012 as the Director of Sales and was promoted to Vice President of Convention Sales & Services in 2017. Previously, he enjoyed a 16-year sales career at Hyatt Hotels Corporation, where he served as Director of Sales and Marketing at two Boston-area hotels.

Edwards also spent three years as Associate Director of Sales at the Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center. There, he was responsible for pre-opening sales operations, and he coordinated sales and marketing efforts with the convention center and Denver Metro CVB. He began his career with Hyatt in Orlando before being elevated to a senior sales position at one of Hyatt’s iconic flagship convention hotels in Atlanta.

Edwards received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Hospitality Management from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla. His industry memberships and affiliations include Meeting Professionals International and the American Society of Association Executives.

In his spare time, Edwards enjoys spending time with his four children.

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ABOUT VISIT PHOENIX
Visit Phoenix is a private, not-for-profit organization that markets Greater Phoenix as a travel and meetings destination with offices in Downtown Phoenix, Washington D.C., Chicago and Texas, and serves as the primary booking agent for the Phoenix Convention Center. Greater Phoenix encompasses 2,000 square miles and more than 20 incorporated cities, including Glendale, Scottsdale, Tempe and Mesa. The area offers more than 64,000 rooms in approximately 465 hotels and resorts. For information on Phoenix meetings and conventions, go to www.visitphoenix.com or call 1.877.CALLPHX.