Andrew Pepper - CEO and President

Andy began his career in the publishing arena in 1971 with Brentwood Publishers and Creative Age Publishing. He spent 5 years meeting and negotiating high level transactions with fortune 500 companies.

In 1976, he formed a publishing firm and co/founded The Directory of Incentive Travel International (DITI), along with three medical journals. In 1981, DITI was sold to Harcourt Brace. Harcourt changed the name of the journal to Corporate Meetings and Incentives (CMI magazine), one of the best known and most respected journals in the field today.

From 1982 to 1999, Andy was founder and President of Pepper & Associates, a high level executive search firm in Los Angeles, California. During those 18 years, Andy and his colleagues helped place numerous executives in both the hospitality and aerospace industries. An avid golfer, Andy closed many of his transactions on the golf course.

In 2000, Andy left the executive search field and was instrumental in creating Corporate Golf Planner (CGP), a subsidiary of Pinnacle Marketing Group, Inc. He and his colleagues have negotiated many long term relationships with resorts, associations, corporations and special interest groups over the past 7 years.

Gary Wilkos - Executive Vice President

Gary Wilkos is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the hotel school. Gary attended the University on a full athletic scholarship in which he was the starting quarterback and All-American college football player.

Upon graduation Gary was employed by The Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, CO. He demonstrated above and beyond that he was capable of achieving senior level access within the sales/convention and marketing departments. He spent 5 years at the prestigious Broadmoor which has earned the 5 star 5 diamond award since its' inception.

In 1997 Gary was contacted by The Desert Inn Hotel in Las Vegas. He was offered the position to lead the convention sales department. During this time Gary developed and implemented 5 star 5 diamond service manuals for the convention staff. He worked directly with the food and beverage, audio visual and several other departments in order to execute proper lines of communication to enhance existing service levels.

In 1998, Gary joined Steve Wynn's Mirage Resort Group as a National Sales Manager. He contracted some of the largest tradeshow room blocks and worked closely with hotel executives in strengthening booking terms and conditions and maximizing convention space and sales revenue.

In early 2000 Gary resigned his position with Mirage Resorts and spent the first half of 2000 implementing a business plan along with his partner Andrew Pepper. Pinnacle Marketing Group, Inc. was formed and under that Corporation, opened the doors of Corporate Golf Planner in late 2000.