Christian Gartmann appointed Area Vice President Nordics
Christian Gartmann is the new Area Vice President Nordics of The Rezidor Hotel
Group - he succeeds Martin Creydt who left the company. Gartmann, a Swiss
national and one of the most experienced Rezidor managers, already spent more
than 20 years of his career in Scandinavia and speaks fluently Danish. He will
be based in Oslo and head 72 hotels in operation and under development in
Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. Under his leadership, The Rezidor
Hotel Group will further strengthen its core brand Radisson SAS in the Nordic's
international gateways and develop the young and innovative mid market brand
Park Inn in first, secondary and tertiary cities.
“Christian Gartmann has a long and deep background in the international
hospitality industry”, comments Kurt Ritter, President & CEO of The Rezidor
Hotel Group. “He knows the Nordics and our fast growing company from inside, and
will build on this experience while extending our portfolio in this home
market.”
After his education at famous institutes such as the Hotel Schools in Lucerne
and Lausanne and the Copenhagen Commercial School, Gartmann started his career
in Swiss hotels before joining the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen in 1967,
where he held several positions until 1987. After being Project Manager for the
Arctic Hotel Corporation in Greenland, and Marketing Manager for the SAS Hotels
in Denmark, he became General Manager at the Hotel Chlosterhof in Switzerland.
He returned to Radisson SAS in early 1994, was General Manager in several
Radisson SAS properties in Denmark, Jordan, Germany, South Africa and Poland,
and took over responsibilities as District Manager (South Africa) and Regional
Director (Poland). In October 2003, Gartmann was promoted to the position of
Regional Director for the UK and Ireland while heading the Radisson SAS Hotel,
Manchester Airport at the same time. Since June 2005, he has been Area Vice
President for the UK, Ireland, France, Iceland and Poland. France and Poland
will remain under his management until further notice; UK and Ireland will
report directly to Thorsten Kirschke, Senior Vice President & COO of Rezidor.
For further information, please contact:
The Rezidor Hotel Group
Media relations Scandinavia: Kristina Windset, +46 70 590 86 38,
kristina.windset@rezidor.com
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the fastest growing hotel companies in the
world. The group features a portfolio of 288 hotels in operation and under
development with more than 59,800 rooms in 47 countries.
Rezidor operates the brands Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts, Regent International
Hotels, Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites in Europe, Middle East and Africa,
along with the goldpoints plusSM loyalty programme for frequent hotel guests.
Rezidor has signed a worldwide license agreement with the Italian fashion house
Missoni, in order to develop and operate a lifestyle hotel brand of the same
name: Hotel Missoni.
In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. With
41,7%, Carlson Companies is currently the main shareholder.
The Corporate Office of the Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.
For more information on Rezidor, visit www.Rezidor.com
