May 29, 2017

Yilmaz Yildirimlar has been named Area Senior Vice President for Central and Southern Europe at The Rezidor Hotel Group

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the most dynamic hotel groups in the world, is pleased to announce the promotion of Yilmaz Yildirimlar as the new Area Senior Vice President for Central and Southern Europe. Yildirimlar succeeds Arno Schwalie, who will leave the company end of June 2017 to take up a new career step outside the hotel industry. With Yilmaz Yildirimlar appointment, The Rezidor Hotel Group signals its commitment to promoting leaders from within. Yilmaz started his career with Rezidor in Vienna in 1995, and has held several leadership positions at the Radisson Blu Hotels in Amsterdam, Manchester and Bucharest. He has served as District Director for South Eastern Europe between 2011 and 2014. Most recently, the 50-year-old hotelier has held the position of the Regional Director in Eastern Europe, based in Moscow, since April 2014. In his new position, based in the Area Support Office in Frankfurt, Yilmaz will be responsible for some 90 Rezidor hotels with more than 20,000 rooms in 20 countries, effective June 1st, 2017. The countries of Central and Southern Europe include: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Greece, Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Moldovia and Macedonia. Yilmaz Yildirimlar has studied hotel management in Austria and Washington. He holds an MBA in Finance and has earned several final degrees at Cornell University, New York (State), in the fields of leadership, real estate and asset management. Yilmaz Yildirimlar is married and has two children.

Yilmaz Yildirimlar is an alumnus of Cornell | Executive and Professional Education – Class of 2012.

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