Jean-Marc Busato has been appointed President and Managing Director Asia Pacific at Radisson Hotel Group

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 aggressively growing the group's brands in key Middle East markets including Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Egypt. Under his leadership, the company's portfolio in this emerging region reached 23 hotels with more than 5,500 rooms in operation and further 30 hotels with more than 7,500 hotels under development. Upcoming projects include flagships such as the first Hotel MISSONI (to debut in Kuwait in 2009) and The Regent Abu Dhabi (2010).