SCOTTSDALE, AZ—Elite Direct has hired Kevin Metzler as the company’s new VP of business development.
Prior to joining Elite Direct, the 25-year industry veteran served as a national task force director of sales for Richfield Hospitality, as well as a similar role with Sage Hospitality. Metzler’s career includes time spent in leadership positions with Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt Hotels in Florida and Colorado. He also has experience with Hilton Grand Vacations Club and the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando as a contract specialist.
Elite Direct was launched in November 2014 as a division of Elite Audio Visual Solutions, a Scottsdale, AZ-based technology and audio visual services provider that has partnered with hotels and resorts in servicing the hospitality industry since 2001.