Changes in Scandinavian management
Martin Creydt, Area Vice President Scandinavia, will leave The Rezidor Hotel
Group and face
new challenges outside the company as from August 2007 on. On an interim basis
and with immediate effect, the Scandinavian management will report directly to
Thorsten Kirschke, COO & Senior Vice President of Rezidor.
In the Nordics, Rezidor will strengthen the position of its core brand Radisson
SAS - a “new breed” hotel was recently opened in Fredrikstad/Norway - and
accelerate the growth of its young mid market brand Park Inn. Future projects
include the Park Inn Hammarby Sjostad (to open in 2009) and the Park Inn
Congress Centre in the heart of Stockholm, which will welcome the first guests
in 2010 as the largest and most modern conference venue in the city.
“Thorsten Kirschke is one of our most energetic and experienced managers”,
comments Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group, “he has an
extensive background in the Scandinavian and international hospitality
industry.” Prior to his appointment as COO he was Area Vice President Central
Europe. Martin Creydt's successor as Area Vice President Scandinavia will be
announced shortly.
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide.
Besides strategic development in home markets like Scandinavia, Rezidor
concentrates on emerging regions such as the Middle East, Russia and the CIS.
With 23 hotels in operation and under development in Russia and the CIS, the
group is the leading international player in these markets and will further
extend this position.
For further information, kindly contact:
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Per Blixt
Senior Vice President
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Tel. +32 477 760 267
Per.Blixt@Rezidor.com
or Christiane Reiter
Director Corporate Communications
Tel. +32 2 702 93 31
Christiane.Reiter@Rezidor.com
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the
world. The group features a portfolio of 288 hotels in operation and under
development with more than 59,800 rooms in 47 countries.
Rezidor operates the brands Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Regent International
Hotels, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa,
along with the goldpoints plusSM loyalty programme for frequent hotel guests.
Rezidor has signed a worldwide license agreement with the Italian fashion house
Missoni, in order to develop and operate a lifestyle hotel brand of the same
name: Hotel Missoni.
In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. With 35%,
Carlson Companies is currently the main shareholder.
The Corporate Office of the Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.
For more information on Rezidor, visit www.Rezidor.com.
