The Rezidor Hotel Group - one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide - announces the appointment of Philipe Pellaud as General Manager of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Kuwait.
Pellaud, a Swiss national; has extensive international hospitality experience, including the last 20 years as a General Manager. Having joined Rezidor in 1992 as the General Manager of the Radisson SAS Hotel, Kuwait; this is Pellaud's second term in charge of the hotel.
Pellaud left Kuwait in 1995 to take on the role of General Manager of the Radisson SAS Hotel, Jumeirah Beach in Dubai and has since taken on an impressive number of international assignments as General Manager in various locations including Dresden, Prague, Cannes, Istanbul, Sofia, Stockholm, Wroclaw, Krakow, Ankara, Vienna and Istanbul again.
Throughout his time with Rezidor, Pellaud has been involved in numerous openings and conversions. Most recently, he has been working as pre-opening and opening General Manager of the Radisson Blu Resort & Spa in Dubrovnik, Croatia, since January 2009.
Speaking of the appointment, Marko Hytonen, Area Vice President said "We are delighted to welcome Philipe back to the Middle East and to a hotel that he is already extremely familiar with; his wealth and depth of experience and strong Yes I Can! service attitude are a real asset to any team"
Pellaud, who is a graduate of the Ecole Hoteliere in Lausanne and attended the General Manager Program at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; speaks fluent French and English.
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About The Rezidor Hotel Group
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the world. The group features a portfolio of more than 385 hotels in operation and under development with more than 83,100 rooms in over 60 countries.
Rezidor operates the brands Radisson Blu Hotels & Resorts, Regent Hotels & Resorts, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa, along with the goldpoints plusSM loyalty programme for frequent hotel guests. Under a worldwide licence agreement with the iconic Italian fashion house Missoni, Rezidor also operates and develops the new lifestyle brand Hotel Missoni.
In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. Carlson Companies is 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
For further information please contact
Klara Zakis
MCS Action PR, Senior Account Executive
Tel: +971 4 390 0082
Klara.z@actionprgroup.com
Julie Deighton, Manager Communication & PR
Tel. +971 4 390 0082
julie.deighton@rezidor.com
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