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Appointment General Management

Chris van der Baars has been named Chief Operating Officer at Interstate China JV

Aimbridge EMEA
Shanghai, China
Chris van der Baars
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc., the United States’ largest independent hotel management company, today announced that Interstate China Hotels & Resorts Company Limited, a joint venture between Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc., and Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Company Limited (“Jin Jiang Hotels”), China’s leading hotel operator and developer, has unveiled its senior leadership team. Van der Baars previously served as vice president, operations and development, of IHR de Mexico, Interstate’s third-party hotel management platform in Mexico. A hospitality industry veteran, he joined Interstate in 2000. “His most recent experience in overseeing our resort properties in Mexico and sourcing additional management opportunities in Mexico and Latin America, made him a natural choice for this important position,” Hewitt said. “That experience, combined with his strong leadership skills, will give us a competitive edge in identifying and securing management opportunities throughout China.” Prior to joining Interstate in 2000, van der Baars was president of his own consulting firm, which specialized in maximizing individual and team performance in the hospitality industry for such clients as Hershey, Colonial Williamsburg, Starwood, Dolce Int’l., Kohler Company, Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide and the DuPont Company. Interstate China Hotels & Resorts Company Limited is a joint venture formed in 2010 between Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc., the United States’ largest independent hotel management company, and Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Company Limited (Jin Jiang Hotels), China’s leading hotel operator and developer. The company has created a platform to pioneer third-party hotel management in the country, providing the resources and infrastructure necessary for comprehensive hotel management operations, including sales and marketing, revenue management, food and beverage operations, e-commerce, and design and construction project management services for hotel owners and developers seeking a proven and experience hotel management company.
General Management Asia Pacific China Shanghai
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