Matt Brody - The Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa appointed Matt Brody as director of sales and marketing.

He has more than 17 years of experience in hospitality sales and marketing.

As a member of the resort’s executive committee, Brody will be responsible for the formulation of all sales, marketing and public-relations activities for the 487-room resort and country club.

Most recently, Brody was with Marriott International as the director of sales and marketing at the J.W. Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa; the 1,100-room Renaissance Grand; and he spent almost a decade with the Walt Disney Co. in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., among other positions.

Brody was on the Meeting Professionals International board of directors from 2010 to 2013 and has chaired several of its key committees. He is a member of Visit Tucson’s Marketing Co-Op board, as well as a member of the Tucson International Airport Authority lift task force.

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