Eric Gavin

As Chief Commercial Officer for Benchmark, Pyramid Luxury & Lifestyle, Eric is responsible for the company's strategic sales, revenue and global distribution strategies with an emphasis on driving a profit centric culture throughout the organization. He provides strategic direction over regional sales and marketing support teams, global sales organization and enterprise sales solutions, distribution and revenue management platforms as well as the company’s sales training and talent development programs. As part of the executive leadership team, Eric supports the business development and growth initiatives through underwriting, RFP development and brand development expertise.

For the past 20 years, Eric has been active in hospitality sales and marketing for major independent and branded organizations. Most recently, he served as senior vice president, sales and marketing, for BENCHMARK. Prior to rejoining BENCHMARK in 2018, he was chief sales and marketing officer for Salamander Hotels & Resort where he led the execution of the company’s strategic sales and marketing vision and brand execution.