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Millennium & Copthorne Hotels,
an international group with a global portfolio of over 110 hotels, has
appointed the highly regarded industry expert and past Hotelier of the
Year, Richard Hartman, as Chief Executive Officer.
Richard,
based in London, will be joining the Board of Millennium & Copthorne immediately following the
company’s annual general meeting which is being held on 7 May 2008.
Richard, aged 62, has over 30 years experience in the hotel and restaurant industry.
Since 1999 he has held senior positions at
InterContinental Hotels Group (formerly known as Six Continents Hotels
Group and Bass Hotels & Resorts) where he was a main Board
Director from 2003 until 2007, most recently as Managing Director of InterContinental Hotels Group, Europe, Middle East and Africa with
responsibility for 620 hotels. Previously he was Managing Director of InterContinental Hotels Group Asia Pacific between 1998 and
2003.
Prior to joining InterContinental Hotels Group in 1998 he was President of ITT Sheraton North America between 1992 and 1998, where he
led a turnaround in performance, repositioning Sheraton North America as
a premier brand of choice, and President of ITT Sheraton
Asia Pacific between 1985 and 1992.
During his tenure as President of the Asia Pacific Division, he successfully executed an aggressive development strategy, growing the
Division, substantially increasing earnings and firmly establishing Sheraton as one of the
leading hotel chains in Asia and the South Pacific.
Richard has achieved numerous awards from governments, universities and business associations.
Following the appointment of Richard as Chief Executive Officer, Wong Hong Ren who is currently acting as Interim Chief Executive will
revert to being an Executive Director. Wong Hong Ren’s executive responsibilities will include overseeing the Group’s finance function.
Commenting on the appointment, Mr Kwek Leng Beng, Chairman
said, “We are very fortunate to have secured such an experienced, and senior individual as
Richard and we look forward to benefiting from his strong operational skills as we continue to develop Millennium &
Copthorne Hotels as a world class hotel group.”
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