Hotel operator Hyatt has appointed two new senior vice presidents to support the business’s ongoing growth 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 vice president development for Western Europe, has been promoted to SVP development for EAME.
Javier Águila, group president EAME commented: '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 centers, 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 said: '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.'
Black-Roberts added: 'I am delighted to take on this new role. I look forward to working closely with our expanded team. Building on the impressive work done in recent years, the EAME Development Team is well-equipped to continue contributing to Hyatt’s overall growth trajectory.”'
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.
Hyatt recently celebrated its seventh consecutive year of net room growth, with a global pipeline of 129,000 rooms.
