STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Nov. 22, 2000 -- Roland Nilsson, President &
CEO of Scandic Hotels, has been named �Leader of the Year,� in Sweden.
The recognition as �Leader of the Year� is being awarded for the sixteenth
time by the recruiting company Futurestep and the Affarsvarlden business
weekly. The naming of �Leader of the Year� is intended to focus attention
on positive role models within the Swedish business community.
�Decentralized service companies must be managed with values and corporate
culture. This is why they are interesting from a viewpoint of leadership.
Roland Nilsson has done an outstanding job with this decentralized service
company,� says Arne Martensson, CEO of Handelsbanken and a jury member.
The Jury�s motivation, Leader of the Year 2000:
The Leader of the Year, Roland Nilsson, Scandic Hotels AB, was awarded
this recognition for his work in making Scandic Hotels a successful hotel
company, which has become a model for the industry.
Roland Nilsson has carried out a turnaround of
the company and today it is highly respected by the stock market. The company
was first listed on the exchange in 1996 and currently has a market capitalization
exceeding SEK 6 billion. Scandic is continuing to grow through acquisitions
and has developed a system that makes it possible to �add a new hotel to
the family� in six to twelve months.
Succeeding in managing a company such as Scandic Hotels requires a leadership
style that permits decentralization and that is based on common values
within the company. Roland Nilsson has been very successful in this respect.
He is a leader with the ability to listen and promote participation and
a feeling for results, regardless of where a person serves in the organization.
The jury for �Leader of the Year� comprises Sven Wallgren, Chairman,
Per-Olof Eriksson, Professor Christer Karlsson, Stockholm School of Economics,
Arne Martensson, CEO of Handelsbanken, Anitra Steen, President of Systembolaget,
Caroline Drabe, Manager of Futurestep Sweden, Anders Gulliksson, Managing
Partner of Korn/Ferry, and Par Isaksson, Acting Editor-in-Chief, Affarsvarlden. |
Scandic sells five Provobis
hotels
November 13, 2000 - Scandic Hotels AB have signed agreements
for the sale of five of the hotels included in the acquisition of the Swedish
hotel chain Provobis Hotel & Restauranger.
These hotels are Stora Hotellet in Jönköping,
Växjö Stadshotell and Luleå Stadshotell for which the purchaser
is Elite Hotels of Sweden, owned by Bicky Chakraborty, and Grand Hotel
in Halmstad and Hotell Galaxen in Borlänge which have been purchased
by MJN Hotell AB.
The five hotels have a combined total of 622 rooms and
a turnover for 1999 of approx. SEK 135 million. The reason for the sale
is primarily that the five hotels are not entirely in line with Scandic�s
structure and brand name.
The sale will generate a capital gain, which will be used
to reduce the goodwill created through Scandic�s acquisition of Provobis.
The remaining 12 hotels that were included in Scandic�s
acquisition of Provobis will, as of 15 November, have changed names to
Scandic Hotel and be incorporated into Scandic�s marketing, sales and operational
systems. |
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Previous award winners:
1984 Marcus Storch, AGA
1985 Anders Lindstrom, Bacho
1986 Bengt Eskilsson, ESAB
1987 Ingvar Eriksson, Scania Divisionen
1988 Stefan Persson, Hennes & Mauritz
1989 Allan Larsson, AMS
1990 Bernt Magnusson, Nordstjernan
1991 Christina Jutterstrom, Dagens Nyheter
1992 Berthold Lindqvist, Gambro
1993 Christer Agell, Ankor Group
1994 Nils-Erik Johansson, Hemkop
1995 Maria Lilja, Nyman & Schultz
1996 Hans Mellstrom och Thord Wilkne, WM-data
1997 Salvatore Grimaldi, Monark Stiga
1998 Carl-Henric Svanberg, Assa Abloy
1999 Sven Landelius, Teddy Jacobsen och Peter Lundhus, Oresundskonsortiet |
Scandic Hotels AB is the Nordic region�s leading hotel company with
155 hotels in 10 countries. Scandic Hotels� strategy is to be a dedicated
hotel operator. Its business concept is �to offer as many people as possible
the best value for money hotel accommodation possible, whether they are
travelling on business or for pleasure� |