Crisis Communications and Hospitality Industry Veteran Joins CommCore
Roger Conner, a senior executive in the hospitality industry and veteran crisis communicator, and Principal of Conner Communications LLC, has joined CommCore Consulting Group as a Senior Consultant.
Online, October 7, 2013 (Newswire.com) - A 25-year Marriott executive, Conner served as Vice President, Communications for the leading global hospitality company and one of the world's Top 100 brands. He was responsible for brand and market PR, PR/marketing communications agency selection and management, special events and sponsorships, internal communications, community relations engagement and PR, issues/reputation management, and crisis communications.
At Marriott, he served in various brand and corporate PR roles; during the course of his career, Marriott expanded from approximately 20 hotels to over 3,000 hotels in 70 countries. A crisis communications specialist, Conner has managed and led communications teams through some of the most tragic events our world has seen, including, most prominently, 9/11 and the loss of the Marriott World Trade Center hotel. As a Marriott executive, he also responded to the assassination of Rabbi Meir Kehane at the New York Marriott East Side Hotel, the bombing of the Jakarta Marriott, and the bombing of the Islamabad Marriott. He is a frequent guest speaker and trainer on crisis communications.
During his tenure at Marriott, Conner handled major communication responsibilities for the acquisition of both Renaissance and Ritz-Carlton hotel companies and was a key part of the communications team on Marriott's strategic development of its portfolio of brands," including the company's move into new media and social media marketing. He created and directed over 100 hotel Grand Openings and other major sports and entertainment events often in concert with Bill Marriott, the company's Chairman and CEO developed position statements and served as spokesperson on numerous issues management fronts including labor, alcohol serving and consumption, smoking, adult entertainment, animal rights, and religious influence.
Prior to joining Marriott, Conner was Director of Advertising and PR for HERCO, Inc., part of the Hershey companies in Hershey, PA. Most recently, he was the Senior Director of Communications and Marketing for Catholic Charities USA, with responsibility for all internal and external communications and marketing for the third-largest non-profit organization in the country, comprised of a network of 170+ local agencies across the US.
About CommCore Consulting Group
CommCore Consulting Group is a privately held specialty communications firm serving businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations around the world. The company specializes in strategic and tactical communications development and implementation across all industry sectors, organizational crisis planning and response, executive media and presentation training, message development, and staff internal communications skills development. CommCore is led by its president and CEO, Andrew D. Gilman - a lawyer, award-winning journalist, and co-author of the best-selling book Get To The Point. CommCore is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has offices in New York City, Los Angeles and Dallas. More information about the company is available at www.commcoreconsulting.com.