Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Appoints Kevin Carl as Global Chief Information Technology Officer
MINNEAPOLIS, MN. November 8, 2016 - Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, today announced Kevin Carl as executive vice president and global chief information technology officer. Carl will lead and direct the global IT organization and report to David P. Berg, chief executive officer, Carlson Hospitality Group.
“We are excited to welcome Kevin, a seasoned travel industry IT leader to our organization,” said Berg. “Kevin will oversee our technological infrastructure globally and work to identify technology enabled solutions needed to grow our business and gain competitive advantage.”
Carl joins Carlson Rezidor from Accenture where he was most recently global managing director of Digital Travel. During his 18 years with Accenture, he worked with a number of hospitality companies to help them transform their technology enabled solutions to better attract and retain guests. Carl is a graduate of Washington and Lee University and a United States Army Veteran.
For more information, please visit www.carlsonrezidor.com.
About Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel companies and includes 1,400 locations in operation and under development with more than 220,000 rooms and a footprint spanning 115 countries and territories. The Carlson Rezidor portfolio includes a powerful set of global brands: Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu®, Radisson®, Radisson RED, Park Plaza®, Park Inn® by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM. Guests can benefit from Club CarlsonSM, a program that redefines hotel rewards with a collection of exceptional benefits, services, and privileges at more than 1,000 hotels worldwide. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and its brands employ 90,000 people systemwide and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Singapore, and Brussels. For more information, visit www.carlsonrezidor.com.
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