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| Philippe Bijaoui |
LONDON, UK (Sept. 12, 2016)
–Wyndham Hotel Group, the world’s largest hotel company with nearly 8,000
hotels across a portfolio of 16 iconic brands, today announced the appointment
of Philippe Bijaoui to the role of
Chief Development Officer for Europe, Middle East, Eurasia and Africa (EMEA).
In this role Bijaoui will
oversee the Company’s rapid expansion across the region, introducing additional
brands to established markets and building on the 73 countries where Wyndham
Hotel Group hotels can already be found.
Bijaoui has more than 20
years of hotel real estate and development experience in markets across EMEA
and most recently served as Vice President Development Europe for
InterContinental Hotel Group, where he defined and implemented the development
strategy for the region.
He has also previously
held senior development roles with Rezidor, Club Med, HVS International, City
Hotels S.A. and Groupe Immobilière Hôtelière. Bijaoui has a Master of Business
Administration with a focus on hotel and catering management from I.M.H.I.
Cornell, and speaks multiple European languages.
“Philippe has a stellar reputation in the EMEA
development community, and I am confident he is the best person to lead our
aggressive expansion plans for the region,” said Daniel Ruff, President and Managing Director EMEA for Wyndham Hotel
Group.
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| Daniel Ruff |
“I am very much looking
forward to accelerating Wyndham Hotel Group’s growth in EMEA. Destinations
across the region are in need of an international standard of hotel
accommodation for growing inbound and domestic visitor numbers, and Wyndham
Hotel Group has only begun to tap the potential in these markets,” said
Bijaoui.
This year Wyndham Hotel
Group has reached important development milestones in EMEA, including
introducing the Super 8 brand to Europe, opening the 50th hotel in Turkey,
expanding into Greece with the Wyndham Grand Athens and announcing new hotels
in emergent destinations such as Oman, Iraq and Ethiopia.
For a complete copy of the company’s news release,
please contact:
Haley Borisoff
Director, PR &
Communications
Wyndham Hotel Group
+44 (0) 7940 168774.
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