Hellenic Chamber of Hotels President Alexandros Vassilikos was elected as a new Executive Committee Member of HOTREC during its 77th General Assembly held in Krakow.
The unanimous vote for Mr. Vassilikos ensures the presence of Greek hoteliers in the heart of the leading European Confederation of hotels, restaurants and caf?s.
Following his election, Mr. Vassilikos noted: “The promotion of entrepreneurship of small and medium-sized tourist enterprises in Greece for the upgrading of the tourist product of the country is a priority that we will serve with the participation in the Executive Committee of the Confederation. The defense of the interests of the sector and the active participation of the country in the development of the European tourism market is a great success for Greece.”
During HOTREC 77th General Assembly on 18 October 2018, the umbrella association of Hotels, Restaurants and Caf?s in Europe, elected Mr. Zimmer Christensen as its new President and Executive Committee (ExCom) for a two years mandate, starting on 1 January 2019.
“The goal of the newly elected ExCom will be to foster innovation and to promote investment among the 1.9 million enterprises of the sector, promoting smarter and better regulation at the core of the new EU mandate. 2019 will be marked by European elections and a renewal of the European Parliament and Commission. It will be our task to convince policy-makers to make the 2019-2024 EU legislature a success for tourism by unlocking SMEs and microenterprises’ growth potential and by fostering entrepreneurship” commented Mr. Zimmer Christensen.
The newly elected President and Executive Committee will be representing a highly competent association, composed of 44 National Associations, located in 30 European countries, which offers a unique best practice and knowledge sharing platform.
Mr. Zimmer Christensen added: “I thank the outgoing President, Ms. Susanne Kraus-Winkler for her total of 15 years on Excom as well as the outgoing Executive Committee Members among them the Vice President ?kos Niklai and the Treasure Marinus Cordesius for their work and in making HOTREC even more visible and strong. I also look forward to working with the CEO and a professional and effective HOTREC team”.
Mr Jens Zimmer Christensen is a member of HOTREC Executive Committee since 2016 and Chairman of HORESTA Denmark since 2009, the trade association representing the Danish hospitality sector. He comes with a vast experience in tourism and hospitality, among others as Owner and Manager of Hotel Maritime in Copenhagen and as member of the Executive Board of the Confederation of Danish Employers.
The new HOTREC Executive Committee is now composed of President Jens Zimmer Christensen (Denmark), Vice-President Marc Van Muylders (Belgium), Treasurer Adrian Cummins (Ireland), Julian Bystrzanowski (Poland), Ram?n Estalella (Spain); Antonio Flamini (Italy); Samuel Lacombe (France); Markus Luthe (Germany); V?clav Starek (Czech Republic), Morten Thorvaldsen (Norway) and Alexandros Vassilicos (Greece).
