Wyndham Worldwide has promoted Gail Mandel to president and CEO of Wyndham Exchange & Rentals, the company’s timeshare exchange and professionally managed vacation rentals division. Mandel had previously been serving as both chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Wyndham Exchange and Rentals since March following the transition of previous division President and CEO Geoff Ballotti to the Wyndham Hotel Group.
“Gail is an incredibly strong executive, with unmatched knowledge and experience in the exchange and rental businesses,” said Stephen P. Holmes, chairman and CEO of Wyndham Worldwide. “In the months since she assumed the additional duties as COO, she has seamlessly and successfully led that team, and in collaboration with its leaders and managing directors has set the business on an exciting course for the future.”
Wyndham Exchange & Rentals encompasses RCI and Wyndham Vacation Rentals. Mandel began her career at Deloitte & Touche, and has held a variety of financial and business leadership roles in the hospitality divisions of HFS Incorporated, Cendant Corporation, and Wyndham Worldwide.
“I have had the pleasure of working with Gail for the past 20 years, and have relied on her consistent leadership, exceptional expertise, and great passion for our business,” Holmes said. “I am incredibly pleased to welcome her into this new leadership role for which she is uniquely suited.”
