Richard Whittaker has been named Chairman at The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP)

Richard Whittaker
The Association of Serviced Apartment Providers (ASAP), the not-for-profit trade body for the serviced apartment sector, has announced that Richard Whittaker, Director of Supplier Management (EMEA) at Oakwood Worldwide, has been appointed as its new Chairman. Mr Whittaker has held the position of Deputy Chairman of the Association since September 2016 and took over as Chairman on February 16, succeeding Don James, Managing Director of Berkshire Rooms, who has held the position for the last 2 years.
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