John Monaghan, RRP

International marketing and sales leadership

John Monaghan serves as Managing Director, Marketing & Sales Operations for LandMarkers Development Group. He brings more than 40 years of hands-on experience in leisure and urban property development, international start-up projects and distressed project workouts. His work combines coordinated marketing, sales and hospitality strategies with team building to optimize sales velocity, reduce costs and maximize profitability.

John has directed companies throughout the South Pacific, Asia, Europe and the United States. His clients have included Raine & Horne in Hong Kong, Manning Developments in New Zealand, Abitz Law Group in the U.S., Hunter Sterling Asia in Singapore, Azzurra in Australia, Grand Getaways in the U.S., and Targeted Solutions 21 Group in Australia.

He was recruited to design and implement onsite sales and marketing operations for the South Pacific region of Wyndham Vacation Resorts (Asia-Pacific).

As Chief Operating Officer of First City Developments NZ, John was responsible for budgeting, opening and operating offices throughout New Zealand and Australia, as well as Beijing and Shanghai, China. He grew a team of 30 to more than 500 employees, including regional and site directors, marketing, sales and administration managers, and their teams.

As Vice President of Sales, International Division, for Costamex International, John launched sales and marketing operations in Puerto Rico, Brazil, Croatia, Hungary, Israel and Kuwait. He also provided consulting, troubleshooting and training in the Bahamas, Canada, Mexico and throughout the U.S.

In the U.S., John served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of International Cruise & Excursion Gallery; Project Director for Bluegreen’s Lodge Alley Inn in Charleston, South Carolina; Project Director for Casa Del Mar Resort in Daytona Beach, Florida; and Director of Marketing for Marriott’s Beach Place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

John earned a B.S.Ed. from the School of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University and completed graduate studies in hotel management at Florida International University and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. A member of the American Resort Development Association (ARDA) since 1983, he is a multiple Gold and Silver ARDY Award winner and has served as a speaker, moderator, committee member and ARDA Trustee (1999).