 September
2006 - The Cornell graduate Henrik Mansson will be strengthening the company
management of the international hotel chain with Swiss roots: with effect
from 2 October he has been appointed Senior Vice President Human Resources,
a function previously exercised by Richard Oehler. Oehler becomes Senior
Vice President Operational Standards & Systems, and is now responsible
for the fields of quality assurance, operational standards and information
technology.
Henrik Mansson, who is Swedish, has long-standing international experience
in the field of Human Resources: from 2002 he spent three years as Head
of Human Resources & Quality with responsibility for the European hotels
of the Le Méridien Group. Prior to this he held corporate Human
Resources and Operational functions at Rezidor SAS Hotels & Resorts
and management roles at the former SARA Hotels in Sweden as well as at
the Hotel d�Angleterre in Copenhagen. Most recently he held the position
of Director of Human Resources at Elior in the United Kingdom.
In the wake of the international hotel group�s strategy of rapid expansion
in the regions of Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, Henrik Mansson
will handle the growing challenges in the field of human resources and
ensure that the company�s strong corporate values and employee culture
continue to be promoted.
"We are delighted that with Henrik Mansson we have been able to welcome
a proven specialist aboard Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts," declares
Jean Gabriel Pérès, President & CEO. "Mansson will ideally
complement the management team and will help us to strengthen the Mövenpick
Hotels & Resorts commitment to become an employer of choice in the
upscale hospitality sector."
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