Federico González-Tejera succeeds Wolfgang M. Neumann as President & CEO of Rezidor. Neumann remains on Rezidor's Board of Directors as non-executive director
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
The Board of Directors of the Rezidor Hotel Group ("Rezidor") today announced
that it has appointed Federico González-Tejera as President & CEO of Rezidor,
effective immediately. González-Tejera has resigned as Global Chief Executive
Officer of Carlson Hotels Group and succeeds Wolfgang M. Neumann who has
resigned as CEO of Rezidor. Neumann will remain on the Rezidor Board as a non-
executive director.
Wolfgang M. Neumann said, "As Rezidor enters a new era under new majority
ownership, now is the ideal time for me to transition from a senior executive
operational role to advisory Board mandates. I am grateful to have lead
Rezidor's fantastic team of 45,000 hoteliers across Europe, the Middle East &
Africa over the past four years, and I am very proud of what we have achieved
together. It is an honour to join the Board of Directors, and I will embrace the
opportunity to further support this unique company's ambitious development."
Charles Mobus, Director of the Rezidor Board, said, "On behalf of the Rezidor
Board of Directors, I wish to extend my sincere thanks to Wolfgang for his
engaged leadership, strategic management, and focus on profitability. We are
pleased that he will continue to play a role in Rezidor's continued development
as a member of the Board."
Federico González-Tejera said, "Rezidor is in a strong competitive position, I
look forward to building on the impressive results that Wolfgang and his team
have achieved. I am pleased to be able to leverage my experience, and the
collective strengths of the Carlson Rezidor organization, for the benefit of
Rezidor shareholders."
Federico González-Tejera has served as Global Chief Executive Officer of Carlson
Hotels Group since February 2017, and is the former Chief Executive Officer of
NH Hotel Group. Prior to that, he was a senior executive at Disneyland Paris,
most recently serving as Deputy General Manager. He also worked at Procter &
Gamble in Madrid, Brussels, and Stockholm, and served as Country Head of
Portugal. He majored in Economics at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and
received a Masters of International Trade and Finance from the École Supérieure
de Commerce de Paris.
Wolfgang M. Neumann served as Rezidor's President & CEO since January 2013.
During his tenure, he implemented a turnaround plan focused on improving the
group's profitability and increasing EBITDA margins. Under his leadership,
Rezidor's EMEA network grew to 100,000+ rooms in operation or under development
in more than 80 countries, with particular traction in the emerging markets, and
expanded in the lifestyle select, luxury, and economy segments. He has also
successfully strengthened Rezidor's responsible business programme - the group
was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies in every year of his
presidency.
For further media information, please contact:
Renu Snehi, Vice President Corporate Communications, PR & Reputation Management
renu.snehi(at)carlsonrezidor.com
Lucie Cardona, Director Media Relations & Reputation Management
lucie.cardona(at)carlsonrezidor.com
This information is information that Rezidor Hotel Group AB (publ) is obliged to
make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was
submitted for publication on 5(th) May 2017 at 7:30 CET.
About The Rezidor Hotel Group
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the most dynamic hotel companies in the world
and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. The group features a portfolio
of more than 480 hotels in operation or under development with 105,000 rooms in
80+ countries.
Rezidor operates the core brands Radisson Blu® and Park Inn® by Radisson in
Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), along with the Club Carlson(SM)
loyalty program for frequent hotel guests. In early 2014 and together with
Carlson, Rezidor launched the new brands Radisson RED (lifestyle select) and
Quorvus Collection (luxury). In 2016, Rezidor acquired 49% of prizeotel. Rezidor
has an industry-leading Responsible Business Program and was named one the
World's Most Ethical Companies by the US think-tank Ethisphere.
In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm, Sweden.
The Rezidor Hotel Group and its brands employ 43,700 people in EMEA and is
headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
For more information, visit www.rezidor.com
Twitter (at)carlsonrezidor
LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/2364
Instagram www.instagram.com/rezidor_ourpromise
Press release (PDF):
http://hugin.info/142138/R/2102093/797126.pdf
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Source: Rezidor Hotel Group via GlobeNewswire
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