Casa de Campo’s Newest Hire

By: - February 18th, 2015

Above: Casa de Campo

By the Caribbean Journal staff

The Dominican Republic’s Casa de Campo resort has hired a new vice president of sales.

Leandro Cruz has been appointed to oversee local and international sales at the 7,000-acre luxury resort property in La Romana.

“We are pleased to have an executive, like Leandro Cruz, with such an acclaimed professional portfolio and sales expertise,” said Rafael Torres, president of Casa de Campo, in a statement.

A hospitality veteran, Cruz has more than 25 years of experience in the industry in the United States, Europe and Latin America, the resort said in a release.

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