RIU Hotels & Resorts announces new roles in generational handover

RIU Hotels & Resorts is continuing to make progress in the generational handover that began with the retirement of Carmen Riu in July 2024.

Following the agreements reached by the family board and the RIU Group's board of directors, chaired by Riu, the new responsibilities are organized as follows:

Roberto Riu Rodríguez will continue to be involved in the hotel design and construction department and, as managing director, will take on responsibilities in the corporate sales and marketing area, overseeing all the company’s destinations.

Naomi Riu Rodríguez is the RIU Group’s current financial director and will now also be responsible for procurement in EMEA and corporate social responsibility. In addition, she has been appointed managing director and will join operations for hotels in the Indian Ocean (Zanzibar, Dubai, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Mauritius), as well as RIU Plaza hotels in Madrid, London and Dublin.

Luis Riu Rodríguez will continue to be involved in the hotel design and construction department and, as managing director, will take on responsibilities in operations for the Atlantic region (Spain, Portugal, Cape Verde, Morocco and Senegal). He will also be responsible for the group’s corporate engineering and maintenance area.

After having successfully implemented the Proudly Committed Sustainability Strategy throughout the company and in all destinations, Lola Trian Riu has decided to leave her position as director of sustainability to focus on managing the Riu family’s philanthropic funds.

This will enable her to apply her ample experience in this field to professionally manage relations with the various organizations and foundations that benefit from these funds every year, including the Fundación Joan Riu.

Joan Trian Riu, who is already a member of the executive committee, will join operations as managing director for hotels in the Americas (Mexico, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, Aruba and the Bahamas) and RIU Plaza hotels in the U.S., Toronto, Guadalajara, Panama and Berlin. He will also continue to be the company's institutional representative and will retain responsibility for departments which are currently under his supervision.

Meanwhile, Luis Riu will continue in his role as sole CEO, supervising the entire company, and will directly manage expansion, hotel design and construction, as well as corporate product design.

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