Westin Aruba Names Bill Thompson Director of Sales & Marketing

The Westin Resort, Aruba appointed Bill Thompson as director of sales and marketing. In his new role, Thompson will oversee all sales and marketing activities, including group and leisure sales, food and beverage, catering and public relations for the 481-room resort located on Palm Beach in Aruba.

A member of the Starwood Hotels & Resorts team for over 10 years, Thompson joined The Westin Resort, Aruba from his role as area director of sales and marketing for the southeast U.S. region with four Westin properties: The Westin St. John Resort & Villas in the USVI, Westin & Sheraton at Our Lucaya in The Bahamas, The Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa and The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa.

His previous position was as director sales and marketing for the 285-room Westin St. John Resort & Villas. At The Westin Resort, Aruba, Thompson will responsible for driving occupancy through a mix of group and leisure business, as well as the weddings market. For meetings and events, the resort offers more than 20,000 square feet of function space, and for leisure guests, The Classic All-Inclusive package provides the value of an all-inclusive in a traditional resort setting.