Jim Gissy

Executive Vice President
Westgate ResortsOrlando, FL (407) 351-3351
ABOUT

Jim Gissy began his career in sales at the age of 21 for the American Income Life Insurance Company where he quickly became as the number one sales agent in Northern California. By the age of 22, Jim had become the number one sales agent out of 1,100 throughout the United States. After a family trip to Orlando, Florida in 1983, Jim joined Westgate Resorts in January 1984 as a sales representative. Mr. Gissy’s talent was quickly noticed as he began setting records throughout the company. As a result of his tremendous sales ability and his talent in leading and developing others, he was promoted to sales manager after only eight months. Over the next several years, Mr. Gissy significantly expanded his management responsibilities, culminating in his appointment as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing in January 1990. Today Mr. Gissy leads a team of thousands of sales, marketing and operations professionals across Westgate Resorts.