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Contact:
Sue Lowry / Melanie Childs
Magellan
Public Relations
Tel:
020 8875 2850
Anna
Mueller-Stutzer
The
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.
Tel:
020 7591 1187
Simon Cooper,
President and Chief Operating Officer
The
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.
Simon Cooper, a
30-year veteran hotelier, is President and Chief Operating Officer of The
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C.
Formerly President of Marriott Lodging Canada, and for 10 years,
President and Chief Operating Officer of the Canadian Quality
Award-winning Delta Hotels & Resorts, he assumed his position at
Ritz-Carlton, the luxury hospitality subsidiary of Marriott International,
Inc. (NYSE:MAR), on February 19, 2001.
Since joining
Marriott International in 1998, Cooper has overseen all of the company’s
existing hotel brands in Canada, with the New England region being added
to his responsibilities in 2000. He
has been instrumental in fulfilling the company’s goal of rapid Canadian
hotel development; in the past three years, Marriott International-branded
hotels have increased from seven to more than 30.
In his Marriott role in Canada, Cooper was committed to promoting
Canadian tourism. He was one of the main forces behind the creation of the
Canadian Tourism Commission, where he has served on the board and as
Chairman of the Commission’s committee on infrastructure development.
Earlier in his
career, Cooper was Executive Vice President of Omni Hotels (USA) and was
Managing Director of Dan Hotels, Israel’s largest luxury hotel chain. In
addition, he also served as senior vice president of operations for Delta
Hotels & Resorts, beginning his career with Canadian Pacific Hotels
& Resorts.
Cooper is Chairman of the Board of
Governors for the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, and is a senior
member of The Conference Board (USA) and a member of the Conference Board
of Canada’s National Council of Leadership.
Born and educated in Britain, Cooper received an MBA from the
University of Toronto.
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Note for editors – The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C., manages 43 award-winning
hotels in Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, the Middle East and North America.
For information or reservations, please contact The Ritz-Carlton
Hotel Company on 0800 234 000 toll free in the UK or visit The
Ritz-Carlton Web site at www.ritzcarlton.com.
Photography available on request.
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