18 Sep 2014
SINGAPORE Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group announced, Tuesday, the appointment of Sandy Russell as vice president, commercial operations, Asia Pacific.
She reports directly to the group’s president, Asia Pacific, Thorsten Kirschke.
“We are delighted to have Sandy Russell join us in Asia Pacific, overseeing our commercial strategy, which will see a greater focus on property performance and profitability for our 97 hotels,” said Kirschke.
Sandy Russell
A Canadian, Russell has 21 years of experience in hospitality, of which 14 years were with Carlson Rezidor in sales and marketing roles including senior director of revenue generation.
At Carlson Rezidor, she founded and chaired the Canadian Revenue Generation Committee for five years. Following that, she initiated Carlson Rezidor’s global MICE advisory board. In recognition of her achievement, she was presented with the president’s Most Valuable Player of the Year Award in 2008 and the Innovation Award in 2007. She also received the Carlson Hotels Top National Sales Award in 2007.
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