The Rezidor Hotel Group has appointed Jenny Winkler as Senior Vice President & General Counsel. Effective 1st July 2015, she will lead Rezidor’s legal department at the corporate office in Brussels (Belgium) and report to Knut Kleiven, Deputy President & Chief Financial Officer. Jenny Winkler will also be a member of Rezidor’s Executive Committee.
“We are delighted to welcome Jenny to Rezidor. Her experience in the hospitality industry and her international background will support our group: Rezidor is present in 75 countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and employs people from more than 140 nationalities. Our legal and reputation management has a strong track record of working with different laws and cultures, and Jenny will further drive and enhance this crucial part of our business”, commented Wolfgang M. Neumann, President & CEO of Rezidor.
Jenny Winkler joins Rezidor from Carlson, the group’s strategic partner and majority shareholder. Her most recent position at the headquarters in Minneapolis (U.S.) was Associate General Counsel, Americas, for Carlson Hotels, where she supported the leadership on all contractual and legal aspects of the franchised business. Jenny Winkler joined Carlson in September 2010 as Senior Corporate Counsel and was promoted to her present position in July 2012. Prior to joining Carlson, she spent six years with the law firm Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis. She is a citizen of Sweden and the United States, and has a Masters of Laws from Uppsala University in Sweden and a Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota in the United States. She has also studied in Japan.
“I am excited to join Rezidor and to grow with this engaged and entrepreneurial group. I look forward to being part of Rezidor’s strong and diverse leadership team. This is a great opportunity for me professionally, and my family is looking forward to moving to Brussels”, said Jenny Winkler.
