Forte Village Resort appoints new Sales & Marketing Manager, Marcello Cicalò

A new member of Forte Village’s large family: From January 27, 2010, Marcello Cicalò has been appointed Sales & Marketing Manager of Forte Village Resort. Cicalò, a young manager from Cagliari, started his career in tourism at Forte Village in 1994 as a water-skiing instructor. His love for management in the tourism sector has deep roots and has been consolidated by specialised studies: in March 2009, he participated in a General Management Program at the University of Texas, specialising in Innovation Management. Cicalò earned his executive MBA in 2009, the only Sardinian among the 5 Italians out of a total 120 course participants from 30 different nations. Cicalò earned this qualification during an 18-month course at the ESCP Europe Business School, which the Financial Times counts among the top 25 MBAs worldwide, with courses in London, Madrid, Torino, Paris, Berlin, Shanghai, and Austin. On top of his studies, Cicalò worked for Delphina Hotels & Resorts as the Head of MICE. He successfully channelled Delphina towards the MICE market, thanks to the opening of the events division in 2003, which he directed until January 16th 2010. Even Cicalò’s private life is the very hallmark of innate dynamism, including stays in Australia and Japan, often meeting passion for travelling and sports head-on: In fact, Cicalò has enjoyed trekking, running, and even Kung–fu for more than 12 years with his Japanese wife, with whom he has two children, 5 and 10 years old. Forte Village Resort, a splendid five-start oasis in one of the most beautiful settings of Italy and Sardinia and 12-year holder of the title “Best Resort in the World”, is pleased to welcome Marcello Cicalò as a member of its team. FORTE VILLAGE RESORT Tel. 0039 070 92171 E-mail: forte.village@fortevillage.com Website: www.fortevillageresort.com PRESS ENQUIRIES: ANN SCOTT ASSOCIATES Lucy Forsyth T. 0207 823 9988 E-mail: Lucy@annscott.co.uk