Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Names Ashish Chopra Director of Development for U.S. Southwest Region
MINNEAPOLIS, MN. October 5, 2015 - Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, today appointed Ashish "Alex" Chopra as director of development for the U.S. Southwest region.He will report directly to Philip Silberstein, executive vice president, Development, Americas.
"We have some great development momentum right now, and we see opportunity for growth for our brands in the Southwest region of the U.S. where Alex will be focused," said Silberstein. "His tenure in the industry and broad development experience will certainly prove to be an asset to our team."
Chopra brings more than 16 years of hotel franchise development and contract negotiation experience to Carlson Rezidor, with strong performance in licensing, conversions, new construction and site development. Most recently, and for more than a decade, Chopra was at Choice Hotels International. His franchise background also includes development positions with Hilton, Baymont, Ramada, Days Inn and Howard Johnson.
He is a graduate of California State University at Long Beach.
About Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups and includes more than 1,350 hotels in operation and under development totalling 180,000 rooms and a footprint spanning 105 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. In most hotels, guests can benefit from Club CarlsonSM, one of the most rewarding loyalty programs. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group employs 88,000 people worldwide and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and Brussels, Belgium. Visit www.carlsonrezidor.com for more information.
Contact:
Staci Graber
sgraber@carlsonrezidor.com
(612) 715-2643
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