Diamond Resorts Poaches Staff from Royals

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Cloobeck continues to raid other operations for staff. Latest addition is Hector Maldonado as Regional Director - Sales & Marketing for East Coast Operations, who immediately prior was heading sales for the Royal's Pelican Marina Residences in SXM.

Gee. I wonder where Cloobeck is finding the money to pay the salaries he must be giving out to get those people to jump ship and join DRI? Why is my butt cheek next to my wallet starting to twitch??

Diamond Resorts International® Announces Appointment of Regional Director - Sales & Marketing for East Coast Operations

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) January 23, 2008 -- Diamond Resorts International® (DRI), a global leader in the vacation ownership industry, has appointed Hector Maldonado as Regional Director - Sales & Marketing for East Coast Operations. Maldonado joins an innovative sales and marketing operation committed to the ethical sale of DRI's industry-leading vacation ownership products and services.

Maldonado's successful career in sales and marketing spans almost 15 years, during which time he has managed successful on-site and off-site sales operations, tele-sales operations, general marketing and event marketing initiatives. Prior positions include running the sales operations in Eastern Canada for a regional developer where he directed increases in sales efficiencies by over 40%. Maldonado has most recently been based in St. Maarten where he developed sales and marketing strategies that exceeded profit targets at Pelican Marina Residences, the first fractional project for Royal Resorts.

"Throughout his career, Hector has consistently delivered superior business results, and I'm confident he'll do the same for our East Coast operations," says Simon Crawford-Welch, Ph.D., RRP, President and COO of DRI. "Hector's exceptional sales track-record complements an already strong global sales and marketing team. As we continue to execute on our plan for sustained growth and profitability, Hector's extensive sales leadership will be a huge asset."

Maldonado will be responsible for DRI sales operations in Williamsburg, Virginia; Gatlinburg, Tennessee; Branson, Missouri; Orlando, Florida; and St. Maarten in the Caribbean. His management experience in all aspects of vacation ownership sales will ensure that sales team members in every location will deliver consistent and valuable product information on THE ClubSM, DRI's points-based vacation exchange network. Maldonado is based in Orlando.

Diamond Resorts International®, based in Las Vegas, Nev., is one of the largest vacation ownership companies in the world with more than 110 branded and affiliated resorts throughout the continental United States and Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Europe. Offering simplicity, choice and comfort to its more than 360,000 owners and members through the branded-service of more than 5,000 team members worldwide, Diamond Resorts International® is dedicated to providing its guests with effortless and relaxing vacation experiences every time, for a lifetime.

For more information, please visit DiamondResorts.com

Contact: Kimberly Perette
Tel US: (702) 261 1005
Tel International UK: +44 (0)1524 845517

In the TS business, what does "ethical sales" mean??

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

Perhaps Cloobeck is adding all of these staff because he's building a base for a major expansion?? Is the smart operator who builds his supporting infrastructure ahead of expansion, instead of the backward way most organizations handle expansions and acquisitions?

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

That's a very negative title you've given this thread. What's the big deal, hiring talent for your organization is what it's about.

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

That's a very negative title you've given this thread. What's the big deal, hiring talent for your organization is what it's about.

Where's the negativity in the title? There's nothing wrong with poaching staff from other organizations; in fact that's what the smartest organizations do - you put together a superior organization that creates an incentive for top talent to join you.

While I do wonder about the compensation required for all of those new folks (as I expressed), the reality is that top people switch employment only if they think they are heading to a good situation. A CEO can probably get one or two people to come on board simply by throwing money at them, but whole tiers of talent don't come unless the situation looks attractive to those folks. It does speak well for Cloobeck that so many people who appear to be top talents are interested in joining his operation.

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Extending my second post, I can't see all of those people coming into an organization that is going to have the size and growth prospects of "old" Sunterra. Those folks are looking for opportunity, and that most likely means that Cloobeck intends to take the operation into a growth mode.

I figure that some acquisitions are in his sights - if I had to guess I would think Raintree would be a logical target. If he has the money Shell would also be attractive.

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

Where's the negativity in the title?

Verb1.poach - hunt illegally;to me, that makes it negative.

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

Verb1.poach - hunt illegally;to me, that makes it negative.

Poach also means "to put into a bag" or "to pocket", which is the definition associated with the verb when it used in this regard. Diamond is bagging or pocketing staff.

I guess if we went with you, it's a negative when a company steals staff from another company, or raids them.

And I guess that you would never approve of Diamond retaining a head hunter, a "head hunter", because that means they would be hiring someone to kill people, bring back their heads, and shrink them.

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"Poaching" is a very common idiom in the business world for hiring people away from another company. It has about the same negative connotation as "wining and dining" someone as recruitment effort.

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

Poach also means "to put into a bag" or "to pocket", which is the definition associated with the verb when it used in this regard. Diamond is bagging or pocketing staff.

I guess if we went with you, it's a negative when a company steals staff from another company, or raids them.

And I guess that you would never approve of Diamond retaining a head hunter, a "head hunter", because that means they would be hiring someone to kill people, bring back their heads, and shrink them.

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"Poaching" is a very common idiom in the business world for hiring people away from another company. It has about the same negative connotation as "wining and dining" someone as recruitment effort.

Not a business person, military most of my working days, and a hunter. Guess you need to write the common man's dictionary.

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Damn I thought they were cooking them!

Definition of Poaching:
Cooking food either partially or completely covered by a liquid which is brought to, and maintained at a temperature just below boiling point.


Eggs benedict anyone?

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

Not a business person, military most of my working days, and a hunter. Guess you need to write the common man's dictionary.

"Poaching" staff or "poaching" staff is a bit of slang or idiom. It does play some on illegal hunting or fishing, to the extent that no one likes it when their staff or customers are "poached" by someone else. But in business jargon it doesn't connote anything illegal or unethical.

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The bagging or pocketing verb sense is the same as that for poached eggs, wherein the egg white becomes the pocket in which the egg yolk is poached.

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Damn I thought they were cooking them!

That only happens when they hire a real head-hunter.

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

That only happens when they hire a real head-hunter.

[dougp26364 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close dougp26364]

I'm not certain what you would expect Mr. C to do. If he were to stick with the management infrastructure of the old Sunterra and things didn't change, people would just say it's the same old dog but someone just tossed water on it and said they gave it a bath. If he goes out and gets what he feels are the best people in the industry, then he's poaching high priced players and owners are going to feel the pinch in their wallet.

For things to move forward, change has to occur. Sometimes that change has to come from the inside before it occurs on the outside. DRI promised change and improvement. One thing is for certain, change is happening, and it gives hope that there will be imporvement rather than just lip service.

Keep in mind that good ain't always cheap but cheap very often is not good.

[T. R. Oglodyte Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close T. R. Oglodyte]

I'm not certain what you would expect Mr. C to do. If he were to stick with the management infrastructure of the old Sunterra and things didn't change, people would just say it's the same old dog but someone just tossed water on it and said they gave it a bath. If he goes out and gets what he feels are the best people in the industry, then he's poaching high priced players and owners are going to feel the pinch in their wallet.

For things to move forward, change has to occur. Sometimes that change has to come from the inside before it occurs on the outside. DRI promised change and improvement. One thing is for certain, change is happening, and it gives hope that there will be imporvement rather than just lip service.

Keep in mind that good ain't always cheap but cheap very often is not good.

Actually, Doug, it's kind of exciting in one way to see the moribund and mismanaged Sunterra get a shaking up. There are a lot of things that have happened since Cloobeck took over that have been refreshing. But seeing all of these announcements about new talent joining the company does leave me wondering about salary. I'm sure those folks aren't coming cheap, and I wonder how much of their salaries is going to come out of the annual feels paid by owners such as you and I.

Personally, I would be thrilled if Diamond and Raintree decided to do more than exchange a peck on the cheek at the end of the date. I would love to get both of our ownerships combined into one; of course presuming that Raintree owners are brought in with decent values for our Raintree ownerships.

[Spence Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Spence]

I'm sure those folks aren't coming cheap, and I wonder how much of their salaries is going to come out of the annual feels paid by owners such as you and I.

DRI management salaries should come from sales or maybe increased Club or Trust fees(?) but the only way for it to affect a standard weeks MFs is an increase in cost % for MF at a resort.

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Effective Vocabulary

Would you prefer proselyting?