Cornell's Verma Joins HotelExecutive as Contributing Editor to the Hotel Business Review

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. January 25, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, January 25, 2011 - HotelExecutive.com, the leading online hotel industry business resource is pleased to announce that Professor Rohit Verma, executive director of the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research (CHR), has joined the journal as a contributing editor to the website's primary business journal, the Hotel Business Review. (online at http://www.hotelexecutive.com/business_review )

In addition to his duties with CHR, Professor Verma is professor of service operations management at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration ([email protected]). His research interests include product-and-service design and innovation, customer choice modeling, and quality and process improvement strategies. His work has appeared in such publications as MIT Sloan Management Review, California Management Review, Cornell Hospitality Quarterly, and several prominent academic journals. He is a co-author of a textbook titled Operations and Supply Chain Management for the 21st Century and co-editor of a forthcoming book titled The Cornell School of Hotel Administration on Hospitality: Cutting Edge Thinking and Practice.

Mr. Rohit Verma Professor Verma holds a doctoral degree from the University of Utah. He will co-author a series of reports based on research conducted by CHR's research fellows.

“We are constantly seeking ways to expand our reach so that we can share our research findings with the global hospitality industry and its related businesses,” Professor Verma noted. “Given the prominence of HotelExecutive.com, I was delighted for the opportunity to become a contributing editor for this top-line publication.”

A unit of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, The Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) sponsors research designed to improve practices in the hospitality industry. Under the lead of the center's 81 corporate affiliates, experienced scholars work closely with business executives to discover new insights into strategic, managerial and operating practices. The center also publishes the award-winning hospitality journal, the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly. To learn more about the center and its projects, visit www.chr.cornell.edu

“We are very excited to have Rohit join the Hotel Business Review's editorial board,” said Benedict Cummins, CEO and Founder of HotelExecutive.com, the publisher of the Hotel Business Review. “The Cornell School of Hotel Administration is one of the premier hospitality management schools in North America. The Center for Hospitality Research is at the forefront of the issues facing today's hotel business professionals. We are excited to connect Rohit with our readers through the Hotel Business Review", he concluded.

About the Hotel Business Review

For nearly 15 years, the Hotel Business Review online journal has provided white papers on best practices in hotel management and operations, authored by industry leaders. With a dedicated board of more than 150 contributing editors - some of the most recognizable names in hotels - the Hotel Business Review maintains a progressive flow of exclusive content every week, so that owners, operators, senior executives, investors and developers can stay informed on the constant changes in the hotel industry. To subscribe click on http://www.hotelexecutive.com/subscribe

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