Saskatchewan represented among CHIP Hospitality's top sales and marketing leaders.

CHIP Hospitality, one of Canada's leading hotel management companies with more than 30 hotels and resorts in Canada and Washington State, announced the winners of its top sales and marketing awards for 2004.

Twelve individual leaders and teams were selected based on their exceptional sales and marketing performance in hotels managed by CHIP Hospitality.

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"The high standard these winners have set is an inspiration to everyone who works at CHIP Hospitality," said company president and CEO Ed Pitoniak. "Through our comprehensive training programs we are building a strong sales and revenue culture in all our properties, and the winners we are announcing today are leading the way."

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Local representatives were among the winners of the 2004 CHIP Hospitality Director of Sales Awards, including:

Shawna Nelson, Saskatoon Inn Hotel and Conference Centre, Director of Sales, Leader of the Year for Western Canada. Ms. Nelson was selected for her leadership and communications skills, always celebrating her sales team's success over her own.

"Shawna always goes the extra mile with her team," said Mr. Pitoniak. "She truly represents the new vision we have for our Directors of Sales, whose mandate is to foster a sales culture among everyone working our hotels, from housekeeping and concierge staff to servers and doormen."

Also earning a 2004 CHIP Hospitality Sales Leader Awards was Grant Erikson of the Saskatoon Radisson Hotel for Best Marketing Campaign, Western Canada.