NEW ORLEANS— David Cole has been named director of sales and marketing at the JW Marriott New Orleans. Prior to this appointment, Cole was the director of sales at the Chicago Marriott Downtown and, before that, he held a similar position at the InterContinental Chicago. He also spent seven years at various Hilton properties in Chicago, Houston, Minneapolis and Hawaii. Located in the middle of the city’s central business district, the JW Marriott New Orleans has 494 guestrooms and suites, 19,000 square feet of meeting and event space and Shula’s Steakhouse.