Rezidor Hotel : appoints Saadiyah Hendricks as Area PR Manager for Africa & Indian Ocean

The Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, has appointed Saadiyah Hendricks as its new Area Communication & PR Manager for Africa & Indian Ocean.

Hendricks has more than eight years of widespread exposure in the public relations industry in Africa. Her knowledge and skills - gained in the diversified environments of corporate and consumer divisions - include hotels, property, luxury brands, technology, sports and retail, as well as media and marketing. Her career started in 2008 at Marcus Brewster Publicity as a PR Junior Account Executive and steadily grew in the business and communications industry to Account Director of a major PR agency based in South Africa.

Based in their Cape Town office, Hendricks' role and responsibility includes developing and implementing corporate communications and public relations strategies and plans to promote Rezidor and its brands within the Africa and Indian Ocean market.

Commenting on her appointment, Marc Descrozaille, Area Vice President, Africa & Indian Ocean of The Rezidor Hotel Group said: 'We are extremely pleased to welcome Saadiyah Hendricks to the team. I am confident her extensive experience in PR and communications for international brands in Africa will make her an invaluable addition to The Rezidor Hotel Group as we continue grow and expand across the continent.'

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Saadiyah Hendricks, Area Communication & PR Manager for Africa & Indian Ocean
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Lucie Cardona, Corporate Communications & PR Leader
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About The Rezidor Hotel Group
The Rezidor Hotel Group is one of the most dynamic hotel companies in the world and a member of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. The group features a portfolio of approximately 475 hotels in operation or under development with 104,000 rooms in more than 80 countries.

Rezidor operates the core brands Radisson Blu and Park Inn by Radisson in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA),along with the Club Carlson loyalty program for frequent hotel guests. In early 2014 and together with Carlson, Rezidor has launched the new brands Radisson RED (lifestyle select) and Quorvus Collection (luxury). Since 2016, Rezidor has owned 49% of prizeotel. Rezidor has an industry-leading Responsible Business Program and was awarded one the World's Most Ethical Companies by the US think tank Ethisphere.

In November 2006, Rezidor was listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm, Sweden. HNA Tourism Group Co., Ltd.-a division of HNA Group Co., Ltd., a Fortune Global 500 company with operations across aviation, tourism, hospitality, finance, and online services among other sectors-became the majority shareholder in December 2016.

The corporate office of The Rezidor Hotel Group is based in Brussels, Belgium.

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