CARLSON REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP APPOINTS KEVIN CARL AS

CARLSON REZIDOR HOTEL GROUP APPOINTS KEVIN CARL AS GLOBAL CHIEF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
MINNEAPOLIS (November 7, 2016) - Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world’s largest and most
dynamic hotel groups, today announced Kevin Carl as executive vice president and global chief information
technology officer. Carl will lead and direct the global IT organization and report to David P. Berg, chief
executive officer, Carlson Hospitality Group
“We are excited to welcome Kevin, a seasoned travel industry IT leader to our organization,” said Berg.
“Kevin will oversee our technological infrastructure globally and work to identify technology enabled solutions
needed to grow our business and gain competitive advantage.”
Carl joins Carlson Rezidor from Accenture where he was most recently global managing director of
Digital Travel. During his 18 years with Accenture, he worked with a number of hospitality companies to help
them transform their technology enabled solutions to better attract and retain guests. Carl is a graduate of
Washington and Lee University and a United States Army Veteran.
For more information, please visit www.carlsonrezidor.com.
About Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the world’s largest and most dynamic hotel companies and includes 1,400
locations in operation and under development with more than 220,000 rooms and a footprint spanning 115 countries and
territories. The Carlson Rezidor portfolio includes a powerful set of global brands: Quorvus Collection, Radisson Blu ®,
Radisson®, Radisson RED, Park Plaza®, Park Inn® by Radisson and Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM. Guests can
benefit from Club CarlsonSM, a program that redefines hotel rewards with a collection of exceptional benefits, services,
and privileges at more than 1,000 hotels worldwide. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and its brands employ 90,000 people
systemwide and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Singapore, and Brussels. For more information, visit
www.carlsonrezidor.com and follow on Twitter @carlsonrezidor.
Media Contact:
Staci Graber, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group | +1 (763) 212-4252 | [email protected]