HotelREZ makes three senior appointments

HotelREZ Hotels and Resorts, a global hotel representation company, has made three senior appointments to strengthen its market presence.

The group has announced the return of Sharon Rubin as vice president of Product Development after a five-year break.

Rubin joins with over 20 years’ experience in digital transformation for SMEs and global businesses. She was previously executive director e-commerce and Global Marketing for HotelREZ from 2009 to 2018 in Hong Kong.

Rubin’s appointment is complemented by two further new senior recruits, Kenan Davies and Olav Schuetz, to report into Deborah McGee, VP Business Development to further expand HotelREZ’s presence in Europe.

Davies, who takes the position of business development director UK Market, brings a range of hospitality sales experience to HotelREZ, most recently as a hospitality commercial strategy and sales consultant with Blue Horizon Hospitality, and director of sales UK at Tripleseat.

He has also worked as area director of sales (Business Transient Global) for Yotel, and held on-property roles at midscale luxury hotels and country clubs including Great Fosters and Wentworth Club.

Meanwhile, Schuetz joins as business development director DACH Market, where he was previously country manager (DACH) for Triptease, and has almost 30 years’ experience working in hotels as a general manager for independent hotel Gorse Hill and Accor in Surrey, UK, after building his career in food and beverage, and front office for large hotel groups including Marriott, InterContinental, HIlton and Kempinski in the UK and Germany.

Now with over 2,500 independent hotels, apartments and hotel groups across 100 countries, HotelREZ Hotels and Resorts is one of the world’s leading hotel representation companies, dedicated to connecting independent properties with bookers worldwide.

Rubin said: “The opportunity to once-again contribute to this dynamic and forward-thinking organisation was too tempting. I’m excited to be back in the thick of the action, helping shape HotelREZ’s products and services, and working with the team who are equally enthused about the future of hotel technology and helping our clients achieve their business goals.”

Mark Lewis, CEO, HotelREZ Hotels and Resorts, added: “Sharon has long embodied how we care about our clients and our desire to continually improve their business. Welcoming her back was an easy choice, and I’m delighted she’s being joined by Kenan and Olav to round out what promises to be an incredibly dynamic team as we approach our 20th anniversary.”