Executive Team

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Michael D. Brown

President and Chief Executive Officer

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Michael D. Brown

President and Chief Executive Officer

Michael D. Brown serves as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Travel + Leisure Co., and is a member of its Board of Directors. Brown is responsible for the performance, growth, and strategic direction of the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands.

Brown joined the company in 2017, and in June 2018 led its subsequent evolution to Wyndham Destinations as an independent public company, globally headquartered in Orlando, FL, after spinning off Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. In 2021, Wyndham Destinations acquired the iconic Travel + Leisure brand and became Travel + Leisure Co., aligned with its strategy to be the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company.

Previously, Brown served as Chief Operating Officer at Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV). Prior to being appointed as COO for HGV in 2014, he held the role of Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing – Mainland U.S. and Europe. Prior to joining HGV in 2008, Brown served in a series of leadership roles throughout the U.S., Europe and the Caribbean during his more than 16 years at Marriott International and Marriott Vacation Club International.

A leisure travel industry veteran of more than 30 years, Brown’s leadership is infused with a combination of strategic vision, operational expertise, authentic engagement, and industry knowledge. He drives the company’s commitment to be responsive and engaged through socially conscious initiatives, and fosters its global spirit of hospitality and responsible tourism. Aligned with the culture of inclusion and diversity, Brown leads the company’s Global Inclusion and Diversity Council.

Brown earned a bachelor’s degree from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. He currently serves as a member of the World Travel & Tourism Council, The Travel and Tourism Council - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, The Real Estate Roundtable, the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Executive Committee, and is the Chair of the ARDA Board of Directors. He is also a member of the Orlando Economic Partnership Governor’s Council, an Advisory Council Member of the Enzian Theatre, and serves on the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Metro Orlando Board of Directors. In 2023 for the fifth consecutive year, Brown was named to the Florida Trend 500 List as a top business leader in the state of Florida. He was also recognized by Junior Achievement of Central Florida and named to their Hall of Fame, receiving the Spirit of Achievement Award.

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Sy Esfahani

Chief Technology Officer

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Sy Esfahani

Chief Technology Officer

Sy Esfahani serves as Chief Technology Officer of Travel + Leisure Co., the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands. The company includes the Wyndham Destinations, Panorama, and Travel + Leisure Group business lines.

As a member of the company’s Executive Committee, he is responsible for integrating innovative new technologies and data analytics capabilities to deliver a dynamic, flexible, and integrated modern IT environment. Esfahani serves as the executive sponsor of the company’s Asian and Pacific Islander diversity resource group.

Mr. Esfahani joined Travel + Leisure Co. in 2021 after serving as Chief Information Officer at Qatar Airways Group, where he led the technology transformation to deliver exponential digital capabilities as part of delivering “5 Star” customer touch points. Prior to that he was Global Chief Information Officer for MGM Resorts International, where he focused on improving operations and customer experience within various lines of business across the 20 resort brands. With his team, he launched the first fully operational mobile and kiosk check-ins capable of offering digital keys to guest rooms.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Esfahani led the CIO and key technology leadership function for financial services companies Fiserv, ACI, and tradeshow production company GES. He received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and a master’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University.

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Michael Hug

Chief Financial Officer

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Michael Hug

Chief Financial Officer

Mike Hug serves as Chief Financial Officer of Travel + Leisure Co., the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands. The company includes the Wyndham Destinations, Panorama, and Travel + Leisure Group business lines.

As a member of the company’s Executive Committee, he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s accounting and financial reporting activities including budget, forecasting, consumer finance, audit, treasury and investor relations as well as oversight of mergers and acquisitions.

Having served more than 20 years with the company, Hug was instrumental in its evolution to Wyndham Destinations as an independent public company after spinning off Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in June 2018. In 2021, Wyndham Destinations acquired the iconic Travel + Leisure brand and became Travel + Leisure Co., aligned with its strategy to be the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company.

Prior to his current role, Hug served as Chief Financial Officer for Wyndham’s timeshare business where he led all financial services teams, information technology operations and oversaw Wyndham Consumer Finance operations, with a North American portfolio valued at more than $3 billion. Previously, Hug served as Senior Vice President and Controller. He joined the company in 1999 as Vice President of Finance for the Hospitality Services Group. Before joining Wyndham, he spent 11 years in public accounting at one of the Big Four public accounting firms.

Hug holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and regularly serves on industry panels relating to the Asset Backed Securities (ABS) markets and other trends in the travel industry.

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Kimberly A. Marshall

Chief Human Resources Officer

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Kimberly A. Marshall

Chief Human Resources Officer

Kimberly A. Marshall serves as Chief Human Resources Officer of Travel + Leisure Co., the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands.

As a member of the company’s Executive Committee, Marshall is responsible for leading the company’s overall human resources strategy, global talent acquisition, and HR business partner team. She also oversees leadership development, associate education and training, diversity and inclusion, social responsibility, organizational design, compensation and benefits, Human Resources Information Systems, HR Operations, the Associate Service Center, business continuity planning, and corporate events. A champion of the Travel + Leisure Co. culture, Marshall also serves as an executive sponsor of the company’s Global Inclusion and Diversity Council, and the diversity resource group for women. She also serves as Chair of the Travel + Leisure Charitable Foundation Board of Directors.

Marshall joined the company in 2012, and was instrumental in its evolution to Wyndham Destinations as an independent public company after spinning off Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in June 2018. In 2021, Wyndham Destinations acquired the iconic Travel + Leisure brand and became Travel + Leisure Co., aligned with its strategy to be the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company.

Previously, Marshall served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources, for Wyndham’s timeshare business where she led the human resources engagement of all employees. When she first joined the organization, she held the role of Senior Vice President of Human Resources, overseeing the comprehensive development and implementation of the human resources strategy across all sales, marketing and operational divisions.

Prior to joining Wyndham, Marshall led Human Resources for PSS World Medical, a publicly traded $3B company in the healthcare industry. Marshall has also served as SVP, Human Resources for CHEP Americas and VP, Human Resources for Centex Corporation. A Certified Public Accountant, Marshall began her career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen & Co. and later PricewaterhouseCoopers. She spent 11 years with The Walt Disney Company in Finance and Human Resources.

Marshall holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in accounting from Texas State University. She attended leadership development programs at INSEAD, New York University, and West Point. She also serves on the Orlando Economic Partnership Board of Directors and is a member of the governing body of the Florida CHRO Community and the HR Policy Association.

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Jeff Myers

Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Wyndham Destinations

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Jeff Myers

Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Wyndham Destinations

Jeff Myers serves as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Wyndham Destinations, the vacation ownership business line of Travel + Leisure Co. He is also a member of the Travel + Leisure Co. Executive Committee. In this capacity, Myers oversees the development and delivery of sales and marketing strategies, programs, sales training and development across all of Wyndham’s vacation club brands in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.

He oversees all sales and marketing efforts in North America. Under his direction, in 2019, a dedicated sales and marketing force of more than 5,900 associates generated over $2.2 billion in annual gross vacation ownership interest sales at 126 sales locations and produced nearly 870,000 tours at 240 local marketing locations. In addition, Myers works closely with business development, operations, and finance to drive innovation and business strategy.

Wyndham Destinations is the largest vacation ownership business, with more than 245 vacation club resort locations across the globe that provide a contemporary take on the timeshare model through brands including Club Wyndham®, WorldMark® by Wyndham, Shell Vacations Club, and Margaritaville Vacation Club® by Wyndham.

A 30-year industry veteran, Myers joined the company in 1991, and earned progressive leadership roles, serving as site leader, vice president for multiple regions and Executive Vice President of Sales for Club Wyndham and WorldMark by Wyndham. His proven ability to drive industry leading sales and marketing results for onsite, regional and corporate operations led to his 2009 appointment as Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. Aligned with the company’s commitment to inclusion and diversity, Myers serves as executive sponsor of the company’s diversity resource group for LGBTQIA+ associates and allies.

He has earned various industry honors including Fairfield Resorts’ Rookie of the Year Award in 1991 and the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) Gold Award in 1996. Myers was also previously part of an ARDA Gold Award-winning task force that helped develop the ARDA Leadership-Education-Action-Service (LEAPS) program.

Myers attended Coastal Carolina University in Myrtle Beach, S.C. and is a graduate of the CEO Academy at the Wharton School of Business. He also holds a certificate from the Global Institute of Leadership Development (GILD).

Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands. The company includes the Wyndham Destinations, Panorama, and Travel + Leisure Group business lines.

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Geoff Richards

Chief Operating Officer, Wyndham Destinations

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Geoff Richards

Chief Operating Officer, Wyndham Destinations

Geoff Richards serves as Chief Operating Officer of Wyndham Destinations, the vacation ownership business line of Travel + Leisure Co. He is also a member of the Travel + Leisure Co. Executive Committee. In this capacity, Richards oversees core business operations, product development and integration, process excellence and quality, strategic operations, as well as enterprise-level growth initiatives for the timeshare business. Richards also leads the hospitality, real estate, and development divisions of the company.

Wyndham Destinations is the largest vacation ownership business, with more than 245 vacation club resort locations across the globe that provide a contemporary take on the timeshare model through brands including Club Wyndham®, Worldmark® by Wyndham, Shell Vacations Club, and Margaritaville Vacation Club® by Wyndham.

A member of the Wyndham family since 1996, Richards began his career with the company as a Sales Program Manager, and subsequently held several leadership positions within sales and marketing operations, including Senior Vice President of Sales Development, Vice President of Sales and Site Marketing Programs and Executive Vice President of Global Sales Operations.

Richards has extensive business operations experience, having held executive leadership positions in sales development, site marketing, hospitality, human resources and global sales operations during his tenure. In addition, he served as the executive sponsor of a multi-year technology initiative designed to enhance the company’s inventory management and reservation systems. Aligned with the company’s commitment to inclusion and diversity, Richards serves as executive sponsor of the company’s diversity resource group for Black associates.

Richards earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business management from North Carolina State University and holds real estate licenses in North Carolina and Florida.

Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands.

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Amandine Robin-Caplan

Chief Brand and Communications Officer

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Amandine Robin-Caplan

Chief Brand and Communications Officer

Amandine Robin-Caplan serves as the Chief Brand & Communications Officer of Travel + Leisure Co., the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands.

As a member of the company’s Executive Committee, Robin-Caplan champions global strategic branding and communications, enabling a unified voice to enhance the recognition and reputation of Travel + Leisure Co. She leads the teams responsible for the company’s global brands, internal and external communications, digital marketing, consumer insights, and social media.

Prior to joining Travel + Leisure Co., Robin-Caplan spent 11 years at Pernod Ricard, the world’s No. 1 premium wine and spirits organization, where her tenure culminated in the role of Chief Communications Officer for the North America region. She also fueled the communications, brand, training, marketing, and business development priorities at McCarthy Tétrault and GE Capital in Canada.

Robin-Caplan holds a dual Bachelor of Commerce degree in Strategic Marketing and International Business from NEOMA Business School in France and the University of Ottawa in Canada, and completed the Pernod Ricard Executive Leadership Program at Institut European d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD). She also served as a board member with Columbia University Maison Française and Keep America Beautiful, among other organizations.

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Barry Robinson

President and Managing Director, International Operations Wyndham Destinations

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Barry Robinson

President and Managing Director, International Operations Wyndham Destinations

Barry Robinson serves as President and Managing Director of International Operations, overseeing the company’s international timeshare business as part of Wyndham Destinations — the vacation ownership business line of Travel + Leisure Co. He is also a member of the Travel + Leisure Co. Executive Committee. Robinson is based in Singapore and oversees the Wyndham Destinations business centres in Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, China, Thailand and the Philippines.

In this capacity, Robinson leads the international growth strategy for the largest timeshare operation outside of North America with oversight of three vacation clubs, Club Wyndham South Pacific, Club Wyndham Asia and Innovative Holiday Club by Club Wyndham. He also recently led the acquisition of Resort Frontier Co. Ltd, the management company for Japan’s Sundance Resort Club.

Wyndham Destinations Asia Pacific also serves as a mixed-use manager, preferred hotel management partner, and non-exclusive hotel management development agent in the Asia Pacific region. Robinson oversees an asset portfolio in excess of AU$1 billion with some 75 hotel and vacation club properties either open or under development.

With more than 30 years of hospitality experience, Robinson has served in a number of leading industry roles covering management, operations, development, branding and franchising. He has held a number of senior leadership positions in the Asia Pacific region for some of the world’s largest hospitality companies, including Swiss-Belhotel International, Swissôtel Worldwide Partner Hotels and Choice Hotels International. He served as president and managing director of Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific for 15 years, driving significant property acquisitions and enhanced resort developments. He was also responsible for leading Wyndham Hotel Group’s growth across South East Asia and the Pacific Rim.

Robinson is currently President of Asia Pacific Resort Development Organisation (APRDO), an industry body aimed at representing the timeshare industry in Asia Pacific. He is also Vice President of the Australian Timeshare and Holiday Ownership Council (ATHOC). He was inducted into the ATHOC Hall of Fame in 2017. Robinson’s contributions to the industry were recognised internationally in 2013 with the Industry Leader Award at the Perspective Awards, the only global recognition platform in the vacation ownership industry judged by both experts and peers. A committed philanthropist, Robinson has served as Director of the Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) Global Research Foundation Board since 2007.

Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands. The company includes the Wyndham Destinations, Panorama, and Travel + Leisure Group business lines.

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James Savina

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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James Savina

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Jim Savina serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Travel + Leisure Co., the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company with a portfolio of nearly 20 resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands. The company includes the Wyndham Destinations, Panorama, and Travel + Leisure Group business lines.

As a member of the company’s Executive Committee, Savina leads the company’s legal function.

Savina joined the company in 2018 and was instrumental in establishing Wyndham Destinations as an independent public company after spinning off Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. In 2021, Wyndham Destinations acquired the iconic Travel + Leisure brand and became Travel + Leisure Co., aligned with its strategy to be the world’s leading membership and leisure travel company.

Prior to joining the company, Savina served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at The Kraft Heinz Company, where he played a central role in the merger of Kraft Foods Group and H. J. Heinz Company and led the combined company’s legal department. Previously, Savina served as Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer for Kraft Foods Group. His prior experience includes roles as Executive Director, Global Legal Investigations & Legal Operations for Avon Products; Senior Counsel and Director of Claims and Legal Administration for Energy Future Holdings; and Associate for Jones Day.

Savina earned his Juris Doctor degree cum laude from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from the University of Texas at Austin.