Henrik Mansson joins the Executive Committee of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
The Cornell graduate Henrik Mansson will be strengthening the company management of the international hotel chain with Swiss roots: with effect from 2 October he has been appointed Senior Vice President Human Resources, a function previously exercised by Richard Oehler. Oehler becomes Senior Vice President Operational Standards & Systems, and is now responsible for the fields of quality assurance, operational standards and information technology.
Henrik Mansson, who is Swedish, has long-standing international experience in the field of Human Resources: from 2002 he spent three years as Head of Human Resources & Quality with responsibility for the European hotels of the Le Méridien Group. Prior to this he held corporate Human Resources and Operational functions at Rezidor SAS Hotels & Resorts and management roles at the former SARA Hotels in Sweden as well as at the Hotel d’Angleterre in Copenhagen. Most recently he held the position of Director of Human Resources at Elior in the United Kingdom.
In the wake of the international hotel group’s strategy of rapid expansion in the regions of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, Henrik Mansson will handle the growing challenges in the field of human resources and ensure that the company’s strong corporate values and employee culture continue to be promoted.
"We are delighted that with Henrik Mansson we have been able to welcome a proven specialist aboard Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts," declares Jean Gabriel Pérès, President & CEO. "Mansson will ideally complement the management team and will help us to strengthen the Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts commitment to become an employer of choice in the upscale hospitality sector."