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About Us Executive Board
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Melanie Brandman Ms. Brandman is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Brandman Agency, New York’s most sought after public relations agency specializing in luxury travel and lifestyle brands. The company’s roster of luxury brands includes Orient-Express Hotels and Resorts, Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts, InterContinental Hotels, Hotel La Mamounia in Marrakech and the Barbados Tourism Authority to name just a few. Melanie has over 20 years of experience in the public relations field. In the early stages of her career in luxury travel PR, she worked with the international hotel group InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in Sydney, Australia. Her tenure with the company spanned six continents and culminated in the London office-based position of Vice President, Corporate Communications. Melanie has received international recognition for her contributions including the coveted Gold PATA (Pacific-Asia Travel Association) Award for Public Relations. She also successfully developed and implemented a worldwide fundraising campaign for UNICEF which raised $1 million. Additionally, Melanie has held positions on the board of UNICEF, Atlanta, communications committee of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and is a member of the International Hotels Environmental Committee (IHEC). In February 2007 and November 2008, Melanie was one of 50 female executives chosen by the United States State Department to participate in the Women Business Leaders Summit in Jordan (07) and Bahrain/Dubai (08). The Summit is a public-private sector outreach program designed to facilitate links between American, Jordanian, and the broader Middle Eastern business communities.  Photo: Geoff Oliver Bugbee/FXB International |
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