Hyatt appoints senior VP roles to drive growth in EAME region
Hyatt recently celebrated its seventh consecutive year of net room growth, boasting a global record pipeline of 129,000 rooms
Hyatt has appointed two new senior vice presidents to support the business’s ongoing growth journey in the Europe, Africa and Middle East (EAME) region.
Peter Norman, leading Hyatt’s development efforts in the region since 2006, has been appointed as the SVP Corporate Development and Owner Relations for EAME, where he will focus on strategic owner relations and portfolio expansion.
Felicity Black-Roberts, formerly the VPDevelopment for Western Europe, has been promoted to SVP Development for EAME.
In her new role, Black-Roberts will lead Hyatt’s growth initiatives across the EAME region, overseeing a diverse and growing team of subregional developers. Latest additions to her team include Anna Corkill as Regional VP of Development for the UK and Ireland, Gabriela Basovska as director of Development for Northern Europe, and Carlos Paredes as director of Development for Southern Europe, who previously focused on Hyatt”s all inclusive portfolio.
Briana Swift, recently awarded with the ISHC Young Leader Award, was also promoted to Regional VPresident Western Europe earlier this year.
Hyatt recently celebrated its seventh consecutive year of net room growth, boasting a global record pipeline of 129,000 rooms.
Javier Águila, group president EAME, said: “The EAME region plays a crucial role in Hyatt’s global expansion efforts. Over the past five years, Hyatt has achieved 79% growth in EAME. This jump in scale has leveraged the long-standing strategy focusing on capital cities and urban centres, which built the foundation for growth in secondary destinations, resorts and leisure spaces.
“We are confident that our strengthened development and transactions structure will allow us to explore new avenues of growth, ultimately accelerating expansion into new markets and segments.”
Norman added: “In conjunction with our focus on growth via portfolios in the region, I look forward to increasingly focusing on maintaining and expanding relationships with our existing hotel owners and franchisees. Our loyal ownership community is responsible for a high share of pipeline contributions to date, propelling our growth in EAME.”
