CHART Announces Maritz Learning As New Silver Sponsor

Sep 5, 2002

Westfield, NJ - The Council of Hotel and Restaurant Trainers (CHART) today announced that Maritz Learning has become a Silver Sponsor.

"Maritz Learning has an expertise in technology-based training that will help CHART members create innovative learning and performance improvement," said TJ Schier, CHART President and President and Founder of Incentivize Solutions. "We are delighted to have them as an active resource to help attract, develop and retain the talented people critical to our industry's growth and success."

"Our sponsorship of CHART illustrates our commitment to help hospitality training professionals design and deliver engaging learning programs that improve performance, reduce turnover and increase customer satisfaction," said Scott Matthews, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Maritz Learning.

Maritz Learning is best known for its comprehensive learning and performance management programs designed to help organizations and employees achieve "Energized Competence...", a high level of proficiency and motivation that improves bottom line performance for businesses in the hospitality industry. Offering solutions that integrate custom leader-led and web-based training with proven learning and competency management technologies, Maritz Learning is a business unit of Maritz Inc., a global provider of performance improvement, travel and marketing research services.

CHART currently has nine active sponsors who support its mission of improving operational performance by developing people. They are:

• Gold Level: National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation.
• Silver Level: American Hotel and Lodging Association Educational Institute, Batrus Hollweg International, People Report, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Maritz Learning, Prentice Hall.
• Bronze Level: Elliot Solutions, Coca-Cola Company.

For more information, please call 708-588-0565, email lmarovec@ameritech.net or visit www.chart.org.

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CHART is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit organizations dedicated to training in the hospitality industry. Members number over 400 and represent multi-unit restaurant and hotel companies. A typical CHART member holds over 10 years of training and human resources experience and impacts over 5,000 employees in 80 units.

 CHART's mission is to help hospitality training professionals improve operational performance by developing people.