AIG Global Real Estate Executive Named CEO Of ORCO Property Group's Hospitality Business
June 03 2008 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Keith Lindsay, 45, has joined ORCO Property Group�s Hospitality
Group as CEO. Mr. Lindsay was most recently global head of
hospitality and leisure at AIG Global Real Estate, which is a joint
venture partner in some of ORCO�s hospitality businesses. ORCO is a
leading investor, developer and asset manager in the Central
European real estate and hospitality market. It manages $2.5
billion in assets. The Hospitality Group owns and operates luxury
boutique hotels and luxury serviced apartments in the major
capitals of Central Europe. At ORCO, Mr. Lindsay will oversee
operations and asset management of all hotel properties and new
investments. Said Jean-Francois Ott, President of ORCO Property
Group, �The Central European hospitality market is growing quickly,
and the pace will accelerate even more as a number of countries
become qualified to join the Eurozone. ORCO is committed to making
the most of this growth � and helping to facilitate it.
Accordingly, we�re delighted to bring on a leader with Keith
Lindsay�s experience and entrepreneurial spirit. His track record
creating successful hospitality ventures throughout the world,
including Central and Eastern Europe, and his on-the-ground
experience running major hospitality companies in the region will
benefit our operations, investors and clients.� ORCO hospitality
properties include the Pachtuv Palace in Prague, the Hotel Le
Regina in Warsaw, the Andrassy Hotel in Budapest and the recently
opened Pokrovka Suite Hotel in Moscow. The portfolio also includes
nine hotels and resorts in Croatia, such as the recently renovated
and reopened Amfora Pool and Harbour in Hvar. Said Mr. Lindsay,
�I�m very excited to join an organization that has deep roots in
and is well-positioned to leverage the growth of such a dynamic
part of the world. ORCO, and the hospitality industry overall, have
tremendous opportunities as the Central European markets expand and
complete the integration process in the European Union.� Prior to
AIG Global Real Estate, Mr. Lindsay was head of Russia for ACCOR,
the world�s leading hotel group, and, before that, COO of Envergure
Louvre Hotels, the second-largest European hotel chain. He has also
served as vice president for Europe investments for
Intercontinental Hotel Group plc and has held a number of positions
at the Walt Disney Company. He holds an MBA from IESE in Barcelona.
For more information or a headshot of Mr. Lindsay, please contact
Adria Greenberg of Sommerfield Communications at 212-255-8386 or
adria@sommerfield.com. About ORCO Property Group ORCO Property
Group is a leading investor, developer and asset manager in the
Central European real estate and hospitality market, currently
managing assets of approximately EUR 2.5 billion. Operating in
Central Europe since 1991, ORCO Property Group is a public company,
based in Luxembourg, and listed on the Euronext, Prague, Warsaw and
Budapest Stock Exchanges. ORCO Property Group operates in a number
of countries including, mainly, the Czech Republic, Hungary,
Poland, Russia, Croatia, Germany and Slovakia. ORCO Property Group
is continually analyzing investment into new territories. ORCO
Property Group is also sponsor of the Endurance Real Estate Fund, a
Luxembourg�regulated closed�end mutual fund (fonds commun de
placement - fonds d'investissement sp�cialis�) organized as an
umbrella fund with six sub-funds focused on real estate
acquisitions on office and retail, residential, industrial &
logistic, and Health Care markets.
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