Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific appoints Rosalind Yin-Yao Chen as Director, Development and Planning

Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific has appointed Rosalind Yin-Yao Chen to the position of director, development and planning, where she will be responsible for overseeing the growth of all Carlson hotel brands in South East Asia.

Rosalind joins Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific with a wealth of experience having previously held the position of director, project development planning with InterContinential Hotels Group Asia Pacific in Singapore. In joining Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific, Rosalind will be responsible for financial analysis of future management agreements, capital investment appraisal processes and assessment of equity investment projects as well as development for South East Asia.

Paul Kirwin, president and managing director, Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific, said, “We are in a significant period of development for Carlson, with an impressive regional growth strategy to increase the number of hotels in the near future. As director of development and planning, Rosalind will be integral to our continued success and growth.”

Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific is pursuing an ambitious expansion strategy to increase its portfolio by 50% over the next three years, by aggressively increasing the number of hotels across all five of its brands, with major growth driven by its three full service brands – Regent, Radisson and Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts.

Carlson Hotels has agreements in place for 23 new hotels, currently under development and due to open by the end of 2007, to add to its current portfolio of 45 hotels and 9,593 rooms across the Asia Pacific region.

With over twelve years experience in the marketing and hotel industry, Rosalind has also held positions in Singapore with Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Holiday Inn in China. Rosalind holds a Master of Management in Hospitality from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Michigan.

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