Dave M. Hartvigsen, Vice President, Sales & Marketing
David M. Hartvigsen, CHA, joined Xanterra Parks & Resort’s executive team in 2009 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing and oversees all of the company’s sales and marketing activities, including advertising, public relations, Websites/e-commerce, regional sales offices and other related functions. Hartvigsen is also responsible for the company’s reservations offices located in Denver, Colorado, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and Williams, Arizona.
Hartvigsen has 33 years of experience in the hospitality industry. His work has ranged from traditional hotel and resort management to the development, design and operations of major destination resorts across North America and Europe. He has held senior executive roles over the past 20 years in development, sales, marketing and operations, and served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Vice President of Management Services for Radisson Hotels Worldwide, Senior Vice President of Lodging for Intrawest Corporation, and Vice President of Strategic Development for Centex Destination Properties.
Hartvigsen has received numerous awards throughout his career for excellence in leadership and management and in 2004, was named by the HSMAI as one of the Top 25 Extraordinary Minds in Hospitality Sales and Marketing. Hartvigsen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Watershed Management from Utah State University and is an inaugural graduate of the Carlson School of Management’s Executive Leadership Program at the University of Minnesota. He holds a Certified Hotel Administrator (CHA) designation from the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
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