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CHI HOTELS & RESORTS
APPOINTS VICE PRESIDENT FOR AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE
EAST Salvinu Farrell will be based in
Tunisia and will be fully involved in the
development function to extend CHI's presence in
Africa and the Middle East. He has a strong track
record very suited to operate and oversee this
important region, having held senior general
management positions including those in Libya and
the Gambia. Congratulating Salvinu on
his appointment, CEO Tony Potter said "We are
particularly pleased that we have been able to make
this internal senior appointment, which confirms
the strong talent available in CHI Hotels &
Resorts and Corinthia Hotels, and which
acknowledges the successful work of a long-term
Corinthia Executive. This key strategic appointment
for Africa and the Middle East, together with the
recent appointment of Stefan Buchs as Regional Vice
President for Western & Central Europe,
completes our senior management restructure, which
we have been carefully implementing over the last
12 months. We strongly believe in promoting from
within whenever possible, as this ensures that
Corinthia's renowned hospitality values and
traditions, honed over the last 45 years, remain
very much alive and are embraced by all our
properties and team members in the various
destinations. This is crucial to a company like
ours that has huge ambitions and high aspirations
of becoming a leading multi- brand hotel operator
worldwide". As well as being a
competent operator, Salvinu's early career began on
a solid footing in finance and he held numerous
senior financial positions with CHI and the
Corinthia Group over the last 20 years. These
included key roles at the CHI Headquarters in
Floriana, Malta, where he was an Operations Analyst
and Financial Controller for Corinthia Hotels. He
holds a BA (Hons) in Accountancy from the
University Of Malta, is a certified public
accountant and a member of the Malta Institute of
Accountants. Commenting on his new role
Salvinu said "I am extremely honoured to have been
chosen as CHI's first Vice President for Africa and
the Middle East, as these regions are becoming
increasingly important to all hotel groups and
in particular to CHI. I have been working in Africa
for the past ten years now and this
appointment comes at a time when
my experience and understanding of local
issues will be very helpful to CHI as we
seek to face the immediate
challenges posed by the current global
economic climate. I will also be looking
for opportunities to expand CHI Hotels &
Resorts' portfolio of hotels in these
areas." CHI's portfolio in Africa
and the Middle East includes the five-star
Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, the
Ramada Plaza Tunis in Tunisia and the Atlantic
Hotel in The Gambia. Other hotels currently under
development include the 820-room, twin property,
Corinthia Beach Resort in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt;
the 250-room Ramada Abu Dhabi Mafraq Hotel in Abu
Dhabi; the 274-room Corinthia Hotel Algiers in
Algeria; the 371 all suite Ramada Hotel Jumeirah
Beach in Dubai; the 360-room Corinthia Hotel
Benghazi in Libya and the 418-room Wyndham Port
Lixus Resort in Morocco. ABOUT CHI HOTELS &
RESORTS Based in Malta, CHI Hotels &
Resorts (CHI) is a leading hands-on hotel
management company that provides the full range of
technical assistance and management services to
hotel owners worldwide. CHI is the exclusive
operator and developer for the luxury Corinthia
Hotels brand as well as the Wyndham and Ramada
Plaza brands in Europe, Africa and The Middle East.
The Company draws on a heritage of over 45 years in
delivering high quality services to hotel guests
and an optimum rate of return to owners and
investors in diverse business environments. Our
experience across our three brands extends to
management of luxury and upscale properties in city
and resort locations and products ranging from
boutique to conference and Spa hotels. CHI also
operates various restaurants under brands such as
'Rickshaw' and has its own Spa division. CHI has
won the coveted title of 'Leading Provider of
Travel Deals, Europe' at the 'Travelzoo Awards
2008' gala ceremony held recently in Chicago, USA.
CHI Hotels & Resorts is a joint venture between
International Hotel Investments plc (IHI) &endash;
70% and The Wyndham Hotel Group (WHG) &endash;
30%. About Corinthia
Hotels Corinthia Hotels is an
internationally acclaimed Brand of luxury hotels in
the Czech Republic, Hungary, Libya, Malta, Portugal
and Russia. Founded by the Pisani family of Malta
in the 1960s, the Corinthia brand stands in that
proud tradition of Mediterranean hospitality and
its signature services communicate the 'Warm
smiles, Inspired Flavours and Pleasant Surprises'
of its Maltese heritage. All Corinthia hotels
feature state-of-the art conference areas,
extensive leisure and business traveller
facilities, and are each renowned for their
uniqueness of character. Corinthia Hotels'
portfolio includes two award-winning
properties: The Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal In
Budapest, Hungary - winner of Europe's 'Best Hotel
Architecture Award' and member of 'The Most Famous
Hotels in the World' and The Corinthia Hotel
Prague in the Czech Republic - the first hotel ever
to win Best Gastronomy Concept in the Czech
Republic and a recipient of the '5 stars and 6
stripes' designation from renowned US reviewer
Seven Stars and Stripes. The Corinthia Hotels
portfolio also features the elegant Corinthia
Palace Hotel and Spa and the splendid Corinthia
Hotel St Georges Bay in Malta, The superior
five-star Corinthia Bab Africa Hotel in Tripoli,
Libya, the modern Corinthia Hotel Lisbon in
Portugal and the renowned Corinthia Nevskij Palace
Hotel in St Petersburg, Russia. The Corinthia
Hotels brand is associated with the 'Wyndham Grand
Collection' tier of upscale hotels
worldwide. CONTACT: MANUEL
BRIFFA Phone: +356 2551 1146 Fax: +356 2123
9732 Mobile:+356 9943 2252 e-mail:mbriffa@corinthia.com EDITORIAL CONTACT IN
US: Karen Hoffman The Bradford Group Tel: (212) 447-0027 Fax: (212) 725 8253 E-mail:
bradfordmktg@aol.com |
CHI
Hotels & Resorts (CHI) announced the
appointment of Maltese national Salvinu Farrell
as the Regional Vice President for all its
operations in Africa and the Middle East, reporting
directly to Company CEO and Managing Director Tony
Potter.