Profile

Kurt Ritter

President & CEO The Rezidor Hotel Group
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group

Kurt Ritter is President & CEO of The Rezidor Hotel Group. He heads the company since 1989 and is probably the longest serving CEO within the hospitality industry. Under Kurt Ritter’s management, Rezidor became one of the fastest growing hotel companies worldwide. It comprises 3 core brands (Radisson Blu, Park Inn by Radisson, Hotel Missoni) and more than 425 hotels with 93,000 rooms in operation or under development in 70 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Rezidor’s key development markets are the emerging regions of Russia/CIS and Africa.