Press Release
September 6, 2001
REDMOND, WA -- Trendwest Resorts, Inc., a leader in the vacation ownership industry, recently announced Jan Cannon
as Vice President of Human Resources. In this capacity, Ms. Cannon brings together the human resource and training
and development groups with a comprehensive employee development strategy to help guide the company through it's
next stage of growth.
Ms. Cannon brings to Trendwest vast experience in working through change having gone through twelve mergers and
acquisitions. In previous human resource and operations senior management positions, Ms. Cannon's responsibilities
were heavily focused on change management, cultural shifts and learning programs that supported key business initiatives
to move the business forward.
"We were looking for someone with Jan's ability to respond and manage through change. With the rapid growth
that Trendwest has experienced over the past few years, it is critical that our employees are able to grow with
us," stated Al Schriber, Executive Vice President.
Ms. Cannon holds a bachelor's degree in Communications Studies from Seattle University in addition to completed
the Executive Program at Stanford University and attending the Wharton School for Financial Management. Jan and
her husband, Chris, relocated from Scottsdale, AZ to North Bend, WA in 1992. Her interests include music, hiking,
skiing, kayaking, and gardening.
Trendwest Resorts, Inc., headquartered in Redmond, Washington, is a leader in the vacation ownership industry.
Through its exclusive relationship with WorldMark, The Club, and WorldMark South Pacific Club, the Company provides
a flexible vacation ownership system, based on the use of Vacation Credits. As of June 30, 2001, Trendwest had
45 sales offices, and 128,000 WorldMark and WorldMark South Pacific owners enjoyed over 2,350 condominium units
at 44 resort locations in the United States, British Columbia, Mexico, Fiji and Australia. For more information,
visit Trendwest and WorldMark at www.trendwestresorts.com and www.worldmarktheclub.com.
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CONTACT:
Al Schriber, Executive Vice President (425) 498-2551 or als@trendwestresorts.com
SOURCE: Trendwest Resorts, Inc.