Rezidor Names Jacques Dubois Chief Operating Officer for All Brands

The Rezidor Hotel Group announced that Jacques Dubois will be acting chief operating officer (COO) for all brands effective Sept. 1, 2009. Since 2007, Dubois has been COO for Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites.

He will take over the additional responsibility for Radisson Blu and Regent from Thorsten Kirschke. Kirschke has been appointed chief operating offer of Carlson Hotels Americas. He will be based at the Carlson head office in Minneapolis and report to Hubert Joly, president and CEO of Carlson.

Mr. Dubois joined Rezidor in 1995 and has held several senior positions in operations, sales and revenue management. He is one of the driving forces behind the success of Rezidor’s mid-market brand Park Inn, which was launched in early 2003.