Erlend Heiberg Appointed Principle of the UK office of Horwath HTL
Erlend Heiberg, one of the UK's leading names in Hospitality and Real Estate consulting has been named as principle of the UK office of International Hospitality and Leisure consulting firm, Horwath HTL.
Erlend has over 18 years' experience working in the industry and is a member of the Royal institute of Chartered Surveyors. Previously Erlend worked for the InterContinental Hotels Group before holding senior positions at CB Richard Ellis Hotels and Jones Lang La Salle Hotels in Dubai, where he was initially Senior Vice President Middle East and North Africa, before joining the London team as Senior Vice President of CEE and Pan EMEA.
Erlend said 'It is a huge opportunity to expand one of the great consulting brands in such a dynamic market as the UK. The next two years will be a critical time for the industry as we climb out of the recession, and Horwath HTL will be an important part of that'
The Horwath HTL UK office is a full service organisation, offering strategic hospitality and leisure advice, real estate investment and development services to operators, private investors, institutional groups and real estate developers.
Bernard Delomenie, EMEA Regional Director for Crowe Horwath International said 'We are delighted that Erlend has decided to join the team in such an important destination, and we look forward to establishing the UK office of Horwath HTL as a tremendous addition to the other European offices.'
Horwath HTL is a member of Crowe Horwath International, a professional association of accounting and management consulting firms founded in New York in 1915. Crowe Horwath International is currently ranked among the top ten international professional service groups with offices in close to 400 cities in 88 countries.
Horwath HTL (Hotels Tourism and Leisure) is one of the pre-eminent consulting specialists in the hotel, tourism and leisure industries, providing unequalled experience and expertise for client projects around the world through a combination of detailed local knowledge and international understanding. Horwath HTL is currently the world's largest consulting organization specialized in the hospitality industry, with 47 offices in 37 countries.
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