Rezidor announces Philipe Pellaud as General Manager of Radisson Blu Hotel, Kuwait

Pellaud, a Swiss national; has extensive international hospitality experience, including the last 20 years as a General Manager. Having joined Rezidor in 1992 as the General Manager of the Radisson SAS Hotel, Kuwait; this is Pellaud's second term in charge of the hotel.

Pellaud left Kuwait in 1995 to take on the role of General Manager of the Radisson SAS Hotel, Jumeirah Beach in Dubai and has since taken on an impressive number of international assignments as General Manager in various locations including Dresden, Prague, Cannes, Istanbul, Sofia, Stockholm, Wroclaw, Krakow, Ankara, Vienna and Istanbul again.

Throughout his time with Rezidor, Pellaud has been involved in numerous openings and conversions. Most recently, he has been working as pre-opening and opening General Manager of the Radisson Blu Resort & Spa in Dubrovnik, Croatia, since January 2009.

Speaking of the appointment, Marko Hytonen, Area Vice President, said, "We are delighted to welcome Philipe back to the Middle East and to a hotel that he is already extremely familiar with; his wealth and depth of experience and strong Yes I Can! service attitude are a real asset to any team."

Pellaud, who is a graduate of the Ecole Hoteliere in Lausanne and attended the General Manager Program at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; speaks fluent French and English.