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ATI ATI Around the Industry (cont) Marriott Vacation Club Appoints New General Manager at Marriott’s St. Kitts Beach Club reports to Jeanette Marbert, chief operating ofﬁcer. In his new role, Estrada will apply his extensive call center expertise to enhance Interval’s worldwide member service capabilities and to take advantage of the synergies that exist among our service centers worldwide. Additionally, he is responsible for resort reservation services and operations research support. Campbell is an excellent addition to the resort management division of the company. She has developed good relationships with many of TPI’s boards of directors by participating in new resort training, as well as directing TPI personnel in annual member meetings. Nichole joined TPI in 2002 and has served in many important positions in multiple departments, most recently serving as director of owner services. Trading Places International Announces New Executive Promotions Marriott Vacation Club, the premier timeshare brand of Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR), has appointed Adrian Allred as general manager of Marriott’s St. Kitts Beach Club on the island of St. Kitts in the British West Indies. Allred is now responsible for the Marriott Vacation Club resort, which is uniquely located on-property with the St. Kitts Marriott Resort & The Royal Beach Casino. Marriott’s St. Kitts Beach Club currently includes 66 (out of a proposed 88 upon build-out) perfectly appointed two- and three-bedroom villas with stunning balcony or terrace views of pristine beaches and lush, tropical gardens. Each villa boasts a fully-equipped kitchen with stainless steel appliances, walnut ﬁnished cabinetry, tile ﬂoors and granite counters; spacious living and dining areas; oversized shower in master suite; multiple ﬂat-panel televisions and DVD players; washer/dryer and Internet accessibility. Three-bedroom villas can accommodate up to 10 guests. COMMUNITY INITIATIVES Green is “Key” At Marriott Vacation Club Marriott Vacation Club, the premiere timeshare brand of Marriott International (NYSE:MAR) and the recognized worldwide leader in vacation ownership, is not allowing a single key card to go to waste. Resorts have begun replacing the 1.2 million plastic key cards purchased annually with those made of 50 percent recycled material—saving approximately four tons of plastic from being dumped in landﬁlls. The new key card is just one of many advances the brand has made to help reduce its global environmental footprint. More than 800,000 guest arrival pieces, which are printed annually in the United States and distributed to owners and guests upon checkin, are now printed on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certiﬁed paper and purchased from an FSC-certiﬁed paper merchant. D Interval International Names Raul Estrada Senior Vice President of Global Member Services New VP of Operations Trading Places International (TPI) is pleased to announce the promotion of Donna Childress to vice president of operations. Childress has been with TPI for 11 years and will be taking on new responsibilities that use her considerable knowledge and experience in both the timeshare and travel industries. Prior to joining TPI in 1998, she was an owner-partner of a local custom cabinet shop. Looking for a career change, she entered the travel industry. After four years as a professional travel agent, she accepted a position as a travel counselor at TPI and gradually worked her way up to director of travel services. Now, she will oversee all operations of Trading Places International. Interval International, a leading global provider of vacation services, has announced the promotion of Raul Estrada to senior vice president of Global Member Services. He New Director of Resort Operations Trading Places International (TPI) is happy to announce the promotion of Nichole Campbell to director of resort operations. Developments • October 2009

October 2009 Developments

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