Ricardo Caló named VP Operations for South America at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide in Buenos Aires
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today announced two strategic appointments to support the company’s rapidly expanding footprint in Latin America, where the company currently operates 96 hotels in 19 countries, with another 18 properties in the development pipeline. Ricardo Calo has been appointed Vice-President of Operations for South America, a new position created to support this important region for the company. Caló will be a member of Starwood’s Latin America Senior Leadership Team and report to Jorge Giannattasio, Chief of Operations for the region. Calo has held several leadership positions for Starwood in the region over his decade-long career with the company, most recently as Managing Director of Operations for Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
