Beathe-Jeanette Lunde

New executive vice president for Carlson Hotels

Beathe-Jeanette Lunde has been appointed the new executive vice president at Carlson Hotels Worldwide Americas

Ms Lunde was previously senior vp of people development and Radisson Blu franchise operations at Rezidor, a position she has held since 2006.

She joined Rezidor in 1986 for the pre-opening of the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, Stavanger and went on to hold a number of department head positions.

She then transferred to Rezidor's offices in Brussels and became head of human resources for six and a half years.

In 2003, she became vp Franchise Services and involved in the development of the Park Inn brand.

In her new role based in Minneapolis, Ms Lunde will oversee human resources, responsible business, safety and security, and internal communication.

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