appointment

Eduardo Cruz del Rio
Cruz Del Rio will report to Paulo Pena, Wyndham Hotel Group’s president and managing director for the region, and will be based in the company’s Parsippany, New Jersey, headquarters. With nearly 30 years of hotel industry experience, Cruz del Rio brings to Wyndham Hotel Group an impressive internationally diverse background that includes hospitality-focused positions in Spain, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, South Korea and former Yugoslavia. Most recently he served as managing director for The Brick Hotel Buenos Aires, part of the Accor Group, where he spearheaded a successful renovation program. Previously, he was managing director for Caesar Park Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Earlier in his career, Cruz Del Rio held several managing director and general manager positions for properties under the Hyatt and Posadas brands. Cruz Del Rio achieved a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education) in Tlaquepaque, Mexico.
General Management Central & South America Brazil Rio de Janeiro

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: WH) is the world's largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, with approximately 9,100 hotels across over 95 countries on six continents. Through its network of approximately 836,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry.