Bass Hotels and Resorts has restructured its management team into three regions – inner London, UK south and UK north.
Four new positions have been created to head up the regions. Les Ritson, former vice-president of Crowne Plaza Europe, has been appointed regional vice-president operations UK/Scandinavia. He takes responsibility for 23 hotels, 21 in the UK and two in Finland.
John O’Carroll has been appointed regional general manager inner London. He was previously regional vice-president of operations UK and Scandinavia for Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts and general manager Hotel Inter-Continental London. Stephen Lloyd, formerly regional general manager Crowne Plaza UK, Malta and Turkey and general manager for Crowne Plaza Birmingham, has been appointed regional general manager UK south.
Robert Dodwell is taking on the role of regional general manager UK north. He was both area manager Crowne Plaza Benelux/Switzerland and general manager of the Crowne Plaza Amsterdam-Schiphol.
Lloyd, Dodwell and O’Carroll will report to Ritson. Bass brands include Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts, Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn and Express by Holiday Inn.
Meanwhile, Stephen Mulligan has been appointed as regional vice-president operations for central Europe, overseeing 17 hotels in 10 countries in the area. He was previously general manager of the five-star Churchill Inter-Continental London.
n See Bass’ acquisition of Southern Pacific Hotel Corporation, page 32