Hyatt Hotels Corp. appointed Mark Vondrasek, who began overseeing the company's loyalty program in 2017, as its new chief commercial officer, effective March 1.

In the new role, Vondrasek will continue to oversee the World of Hyatt loyalty platform and new growth platforms, along with global sales, revenue management, distribution strategy, corporate marketing, brands, communications, digital, consumer insights and global contact centers, the company said in a news release.

In other personnel moves, Hyatt said Jim Chu was appointed global head of development and owner relations, and James Francque was appointed head of transactions.