Tom Flanagan has been appointed Regional Director Russia, CIS, Baltics, Turkey, Azerbaijan & China at Radisson Hotel Group (RHG)

Flanagan holds a Diploma and B.A. Degree in Hotel Management from Galway Regional Technical College, Ireland and Demontfort University Birmingham, England. He joined Rezidor in 1999 as Service Manager at the Radisson SAS Hotel, Scandinavia in Copenhagen and Front Office Manager at the Radisson SAS Hotel Beijing. In 2002, he became Hotel Operations Manager at The Diplomat Radisson SAS Hotel Manama – followed by positions as Hotel Manager of the Radisson SAS Hotel Hamburg and as General Manager of the Radisson SAS Hotel Galway. Since March 2008, Flanagan has been working as District Director Turkey, Azerbaijan & China, based in Istanbul. Tom Flanagan will report to Thorsten Kirschke, Executive Vice President & COO of Rezidor.