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of Sales, Rezidor SAS Hospitality |
Brussels, August 2003�.. Rezidor SAS Hospitality
has appointed Olivier Jacquin senior vice president of sales. In
this new role, Jacquin will also be a member of the executive committee
of Rezidor SAS Hospitality.
During this time, he was instrumental in the reorganization of the sales force and the coverage and coordination of the main markets and suppliers, including the corporate key accounts, tour operators, agencies, and the meetings, incentives, conventions and events (MICE) segment. In 2001 he stepped out of the hospitality industry and joined Europcar International, the largest car rental company in Europe, as global sales director and was based in St. Quentin en Yvelines in France. In this role, Jacquin was responsible for a global revenue in excess of EUR 200 million (approx. $217 million U.S.) and 50 key accounts, building unification of the Europcar network in his sales and account management approach. Kurt Ritter, president & CEO of Rezidor SAS Hospitality, comments, �I am excited about the appointment of Olivier as he brings in extensive hospitality experience and I am convinced that his appointment will strengthen the position of our brands.� Jacquin is a graduate in sales and marketing from the Institut Supérieur Européen de Gestion in Paris and the French Chamber of Commerce in Toulouse. He speaks French, English and Italian. Rezidor SAS is the sole franchisor in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for the Carlson brands: Radisson, Park Inn, Country Inn and Regent. In March 2003, Rezidor SAS announced its new lifestyle hotel brand Cerruti, a joint initiative with the international fashion house. Rezidor SAS currently includes 210 hotels in operation and under development in 40 countries. The company aims to include 700 hotels under the different brands by 2012. |
Contact:
Rezidor SAS Hospitality Emily Easter www.rezidorsas.com |
Also See: | Kurt Ritter Announces New Organizational Structure for Rezidor SAS / November 2002 |
Radisson SAS Appoints Michael Barber North American Corporate Sales Manager / Jan 2003 |