PEBBLE BEACH, CA: Finn Partners has appointed Chad Belisario to co-lead its West Coast luxury travel team.
Belisario joined the firm in April as VP, focused on the West Coast. In his newly elevated role, he will serve as VP for the U.S. travel practice, working with clients beyond the region while doubling as co-lead of Finn’s West Coast luxury travel team.
Belisario will lead the account team for superyacht marina Habacoa, which brought on Finn as its lead communications agency in May. The agency’s luxury teams in the U.S. and Europe are supporting Habacoa ahead of its planned opening in 2027.
Other clients under Belisario’s remit include Hapuna Estates at Mauna Kea on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii, and Montage Hotels and Resorts in Big Sky, Montana; Park City, Utah; and Bluffton, South Carolina.
Belisario joined Finn Partners from 5W Public Relations in New York, where he served as VP of consumer and emerging technology. Belisario also held stints as VP of travel and leisure at Evins Communications, associate VP at Parasol Marketing Group and North America corporate director of brand communications for Millennium Hotels and Resorts.
Belisario has joined other recent appointments at the agency including Brent Wilson, who was promoted to global head of creative in July, and Amy Terpeluk who was promoted to global purpose and social impact practice lead in March.
Finn Partners reported a 1% revenue decrease to $195 million globally and a 3% decrease to $161 million in the U.S. in 2023, according to PRWeek’s Agency Business Report 2024.
