Carlson Hotels Worldwide is one of the major operating groups of Carlson Companies, a global leader in providing corporate solutions and consumer services in the marketing, travel and hospitality industries. Other names among the Carlson family of brands and services are: Radisson Seven Seas Cruises, Carlson Marketing Group, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Results Travel, Cruise Holidays, T.G.I. Friday's and Pick Up Stix restaurants. The company has been recognized by both Fortune and Working Mother magazines as one of the "100 best places to work for in America," Carlson Companies' corporate headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, today announced the appointment of Vasso Zographou as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Carlson Hotels, Asia Pacific. Vasso will report directly to Simon Barlow, president, Carlson Hotels, Asia Pacific, and will oversee the financial management of Carlson Hotels in Asia Pacific and play a key role as part of the Asia Pacific...
Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, today announced the appointment of Scott Meyer, vice president, Franchise Operations, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, Carlson Hotels, Americas, to serve as interim leader, Midscale Brands, Carlson Hotels, Americas. Meyer will take on the expanded interim role on January 16 and report directly to Thorsten Kirschke, chief operating officer, Carls...
In his new role, Rosenberg will continue to oversee all Carlson’s owned and managed hotels within the Americas and will now oversee the operations of all Radisson franchised hotels within the United States. He was most recently the vice president, Owned and Managed Operations, Carlson Hotels, Americas.He will continue to focus on optimizing the performance of our owned and managed hotels in the A...
In North America, he will succeed Jack O’Neill, who will retire at the end of this year, after a long and successful travel industry career.
Håkan Ericsson, in his new role, will continue to serve on the global executive team and to report to Douglas Anderson. Until a replacement is announced, Ericsson will remain President of the EMEA region and Global Partners Network.
A Swedish national, Eric...
Shawn Leavitt has been appointed vice president, Global Compensation and Benefits for Carlson. He reports to Elizabeth Bastoni, executive vice president, Human Resources. "Shawn brings 18 years of proven experience in human resources, and will be an important contributor to the realization of Carlson’s Ambition 2015 strategy – particularly the objective to transform Carlson into the number one ho...
She reports to Heather Passe, vice president, Marketing, Loyalty and E-Commerce, Carlson Hotels. The company recently announced the launch of its new hotel loyalty program, Club Carlson.
Caschetta joins Carlson from Delta Air Lines, where she managed a variety of revenue-generating functions in her 20 year marketing department tenure. Prior to Delta, Caschetta worked in various management consul...
Buddendeck reports to Elizabeth Bastoni, executive vice president, Human Resources.
Buddendeck will partner closely with Hubert Joly, president and chief executive officer, and the global leadership team to further develop Carlson's communications strategy in support of its strategic objectives. He is responsible for internal and external communications for Carlson as well as for community enga...
Carlson, a global hospitality and travel company, today announced three leadership appointments for its Radisson Blu properties in India. The three general managers appointed are Vikas Kapoor at the Radisson Blu Suites Gurgaon, Shshank Pundir at the Radisson Blu Hotel Indore and Mrinal Sarkar at the Radisson Blu Resort & Spa Alibaug.
Mrinal Sarkar brings over two decades of hospitality operation...
Carlson has made the following General Manager appointments at its Radisson Blu properties in India.
Shshank Pundir has over two decades of Indian hospitality experience. As the general manager for the Radisson Blu Suites Gurgaon previously, he led the pre-opening team and successfully oversaw all operational aspects of the hotel.
Carlson has made the following General Manager appointments at its Radisson Blu properties in India. Vikas Kapoor rejoins Carlson with over 16 years of hospitality experience in India. He has a strong past track record with the company and was previously general manager at the Radisson Jass Hotel Shimla.
Malene Horup has been promoted to director, talent, Carlson Hotels, Asia Pacific. She will spearhead initiatives aimed at attracting, developing and retaining talent. Her promotion reflects Carlson Hotels’ emphasis on people development as the company continues to expand its presence in Asia Pacific.
Based in Singapore, she reports directly to Simon Barlow, president, Carlson Hotels, Asia Pacific. In her new position, she will be responsible for sales, marketing, public relations and revenue optimization.
Before joining Carlson, Lucinda was senior vice president of marketing at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore where she successfully managed the opening and establishment of the 2,561-room hotel ...
Baldassari, who brings more than 30 years of industry experience to Carlson, will be responsible for the development of franchised and managed Radisson® and Park Inn by Radisson hotels. He will report to Phil Silberstein, executive vice president, Full Service Development, Carlson Hotels, Americas.
Most recently, Baldassari was director of franchise development, New England, for Wyndham Worldwid...
Carlson, a privately held, global hospitality and travel company, today announced three leadership appointments for its India and Thailand hotels.
The three general managers appointed include Marco Seiler at the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Hyderabad Banjara Hills, India; Martin Fabiano at the Park Plaza Bangkok Soi 18 and Veronique Sirault at the Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel Bangkok in Thailand.
Ma...
Carlson, a privately held, global hospitality and travel company, today announced three leadership appointments for its India and Thailand hotels. The three general managers appointed include Marco Seiler at the Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel Hyderabad Banjara Hills, India; Martin Fabiano at the Park Plaza Bangkok Soi 18 and Veronique Sirault at the Park Plaza Sukhumvit Hotel Bangkok in Thailand. Marti...
Shannon is responsible for overseeing management and franchise development for new build and conversion hotels for Radisson ®, Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM, and Park Inn® brands throughout Canada. Shannon will report to Phil Silberstein, executive vice president, Full-Service Development, Carlson Hotels, Americas. Shannon, a 14-year veteran of Carlson, was most recently seni...
Carlson, a privately held, global hospitality and travel company, today announced a key leadership appointment for the new Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel currently under construction in Chicago. Fred Khoury joins Carlson from the Hard Rock Hotel Chicago, where he previously served as the director of sales overseeing a sales team including group, individual sales, and catering and marketing. Khoury has a...
Carlson, a privately held, global hospitality and travel company, today announced a key leadership appointment for the new Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel currently under construction in Chicago. Pierre-Louis Giacotto brings 25 years of hotel experience, including 20 years with Sofitel. He most recently served as general manager of the Rosemont Hotel, formerly the Sofitel Chicago O’Hare, and oversaw oper...
Fiona Godfrey has been promoted to vice president, Sales for Carlson Hotels, Asia Pacific. Godfrey will spearhead the region's sales strategy to drive greater revenues, as well as boost international sales through increased outbound sales from Asia Pacific. She will be responsible for building the sales force in key markets such as China and India. Godfrey is a highly accomplished professional wi...
Hollis is an experienced human resources specialist with a proven track record in building organizational capability. She will be responsible for the Asia Pacific human resources strategy as the company places a heightened focus on developing its overall organization in support of its strong growth in the region. Hollis was previously vice president, Strategy for Accor in Australasia and vice pre...
In his role, Dhillon will be responsible for leading the strategy for travel intermediaries such as travel management companies, travel consortia and online travel agents with the objective to grow revenue and market share, in support of Carlson Hotel's Ambition 2015 strategy.
Dhillon brings over 20 years of hospitality experience to Carlson — including 18 years with Hilton, where he was most re...
Javier Rosenberg is joining Carlson as vice president, owned and managed operations, effective on Jan. 3, 2011. His mission will be to drive operational excellence in Carlson's owned and managed portfolio in the U.S., in support of the company's brand-building efforts and real estate value creation. He most recently served as partner and managing director of Hospitality Knightsbridge Partners in...
Jean-Marc Busato, former managing director of Carlson Hotels, Asia Pacific, will immediately assume the role of area vice president, Carlson Hotels, Latin America, based in Mexico City. He will relocate to Mexico City in the first quarter of 2011 and will support the development of Carlson's hotel brands in Latin America and work closely with the company's strategic development partners in the re...
In his new role, Barlow will be responsible for leading the growth strategy for Carlson's hotel business in the region and ensure its successful implementation, in support of Carlson's Ambition 2015 strategy.
Barlow has three decades of global hotel operations and development experience, and a wealth of experience in the Asia Pacific region where he has spent more than 20 years. Over the years, ...
This newly created leadership role reinforces Carlson’s plans to expand its hotel business in Asia Pacific. In China, Carlson today has 10 hotels in operation and 11 hotels in development that include the Radisson® and Park Plaza® brands. Radisson is also the number one, fastest growing upscale brand in Asia Pacific with over 40 hotels in development.
Lewis will report directly to Jean-Marc Busa...
Kirschke will also hold the title of president of Carlson Hotels, Americas. He will continue to report to Hubert Joly, president and chief executive officer, Carlson.
Kirschke previously held the position of executive vice president and chief operating officer for Carlson Hotels, the Americas, where he was responsible for leading the strategy, management and key functional support areas for the f...
Larsson reports to Thorsten Kirschke, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Carlson Hotels, The Americas. Larsson’s appointment supports Carlson Hotels’ Ambition 2015 growth strategy, the company’s initiative to expand its portfolio to more than 1,500 hotels around the world by 2015. Larsson has 30 years of experience in the hotel industry, working in chef, sous-chef and executive...
Carlson Hotels' Ambition 2015 plan is to grow the portfolio by more than 50 percent over the next five years. The plan was recently announced at the company's global business conference and includes an investment program of up to USD 1.5 billion investment over the next five years to reposition and elevate the Radisson brand in the Americas and deploy global best practices.
A 34-year veteran w...
Carlson Hotels, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has appointed Kerstin Poetzsch as director of Leisure Sales for Europe, based in the company’s Singapore corporate office. Poetzsch will be responsible for driving sales to the Asia Pacific region from the various source markets in Europe.
In this new position, Hamilton will report to Thorsten Kirschke, executive vice president and chief operating officer for The Americas. She will oversee the company's global sales office, based outside Manhattan in New Jersey. A sales leader with extensive hotel industry experience, Hamilton joined Carlson Hotels Worldwide in 2007 as a director of national sales. Prior to that, she worked for Hy...
Most recently, Mason worked for Turnstone Group, LLC in Minneapolis, responsible for providing direction for hospitality related investments and asset management. Prior to that, he served as General Manager for the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis and the Hyatt Whitney. Mason has served in hotel operations and leadership positions for the Hyatt Hotel Corporation since 1981, when he started in the indust...
Rezidor’s Executive Vice President Brands Gordon McKinnon has been appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Branding Officer for Carlson Hotels Worldwide; effective September 1, 2009. McKinnon will be based in Minneapolis and report directly to Hubert Joly, President & CEO of Carlson. Gordon McKinnon who is also Rezidor’s brand leader for Hotel Missoni and a driving force behind the successful ...
Holliday was formerly the director of development in this region for two of the company’s brands, Country Inns & Suites By Carlson SM and Park Inn®. He has been with Carlson Hotels for the past 10 years. Holliday reports directly to Nancy Johnson, chief development officer for Carlson Hotels Worldwide. Holliday brings more than 35 years of industry experience. Before joining Carlson, he held seve...
Toth
will be responsible for managing all agency relationships, advertising,
promotions, interactive marketing and all marketing through loyalty programs
for Country Inns & Suites By Carlson, the growing mid-tier lodging brand with
more than 460 hotels in the Americas, Europe and India. Toth reports directly to Steve Mogck, executive vice president and chief
operating officer for Country Inns & S...
Beyer reports directly to Jay Witzel, president and chief executive officer of Carlson Hotels Worldwide. Beyer served most recently as senior director of human resources, Traveler and Transaction Services, for Carlson Wagonlit Travel, a sister company within Carlson. Beyer has been with Carlson for six and a half years. Prior to her role at Carlson Wagonlit Travel, she served as senior director ...
The Swiss national joins CHW-AP, one of the world's largest privately-held hotel companies, from The Rezidor Hotel Group, where he was Area Vice President and Managing Director for Middle East and Africa. The Rezidor Hotel Group is Carlson's major partner in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Carlson is also the largest single shareholder in Rezidor. At Rezidor, Busato was responsible for aggressive...
Key programs she will oversee include goldpoints plusSM, the company's global frequent guest program for all of its hotel brands; and look to book, an industry leading, patented loyalty program for travel agents. She will also oversee the hotel brands' partner marketing and direct marketing efforts.
Passe reports directly to Paula Winkler, executive vice president of Operational Support Service...
Thursday 11 December 2008
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Hotel Business: Ambition 2015 by Carlson
Hubert Joly, President and CEO of Carlson, sees a long term opportunity in hospitality and hotels. He plans to open 100 hotels over the next four years throughout Asia-Pacific.
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