San Juan Capistrano, CA—(February 5, 2019)—Resort Vacations, Inc. (RVI), a California Real Estate Brokerage company which markets and sells memberships in Global Exchange Vacation Club (GEVC), has named Bj (Bettejean) Kelly to the position of Senior Vice President/ Operations. Bj has been a member of RVI’s executive team for ten years.
As Senior VP / Operations, Bj’s responsibilities encompass human resources, accounting, loan portfolio management, loan and maintenance fee collections and servicing as well as, member services and escrow closing of sales contracts.
According to Rick Sargent, President and CEO of RVI, “Bj and I became acquainted when she was Vice President of Winners Circle Resorts International, Inc. many years ago. Her knowledge of the timeshare industry and ability to tackle complex components of the business and make them run smoothly is hard to top. With our recent expansion to other market areas and with our plans for product growth within the Club, Bj’s role has become increasingly important over the years.”
GEVC sales offices have expanded from locations in Southern California to Texas. Additionally, the company has two contact centers, one in Santa Ana, CA and the other in Bedford, TX. In the past five years the company has grown from 150 employees to over 500. Last year sales figures broke all company projections with over $33 million in sales. This year they are targeting over $45 million.
“I’ve enjoyed watching our company grow,” said Bj. “Our success is due to Rick’s vision, the popularity of our RCI point-based product and the hard work of our entire team. The title is not so much a new role, but an acknowledgement of the increased responsibilities of this constantly growing operation.”
“We are committed to putting our members on vacation,” she continued. “it continues to bring us satisfaction when we hear from members who’ve enjoyed their holidays because of the care GEVC maintains in supporting the membership journey at each step of the way.”
About RVI
Resort Vacations Inc. represents the finest vacation product in the industry and pride ourselves in providing a lifetime of memorable vacations to all of our customers. RVI has assembled a top team of industry professionals that have come together to provide and represent this exceptional product. We focus our attention on what our members tell us matters most when on family vacations and have brought that to bear in all of our programs.
About GEVC
Global Exchange Vacations (GEVC) is a leading provider of affordable luxury vacations providing out members access to exclusive ownership privileges through a state of the art vacation club. Powered by RCI points, GEVC’s luxury vacation exchange allows members’ greater flexibility within the vacation ownership arena.
Contact: Bj Kelly 949-367-0388
Media: Georgi Bohrod 619-255-1661
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