MINNEAPOLIS -- Carlson Hotels Worldwide, whose brands include
Regent International and Radisson Hotels & Resorts, announced a
new global organizational structure aimed at integrating the hotel
company across all brands in its three major markets: Asia-Pacific;
the Americas; and Europe/Middle East/Africa.
As part of the move, Carlson appointed Paul Kirwin managing
director of Carlson Hotels Asia Pacific, a new office that will be
based in Singapore.
Kirwin currently is president of Country Inns & Suites By
Carlson, a position he will leave in August. A replacement for
Kirwin, as well as details about the structure of Carlson's other
markets, will be announced in the coming weeks, the company
said.
"With Carlson hotel brands operating in 813 locations in 63
countries, our goal is to provide the most efficient and effective
support platform for all our brands in the world's primary economic
theaters," said Jay Witzel, executive vice president of Carlson
Hotels Worldwide.
Other Carlson brands include Park Plaza and Park Inn hotels.