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| Monday, February 14, 2011 | 15:42 |
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National Restaurant Association Taps Hans Lindh as Senior Vice President of Membership and Industry Relations
(Drinks Media Wire). In continued efforts to align the organization to fully execute its multi-year strategic plan, the National Restaurant Association has named Hans Lindh as senior vice president of Membership and Industry Relations. In this new position, Lindh will oversee growing and improving membership outreach and the development of strategic partnerships.
“Hans has been a valuable member of our membership team over the past year as a special advisor, and has already greatly contributed to reaching some of our strategic goals,” said James Balda, chief marketing and communications officer for the National Restaurant Association. “We are excited to have Hans join us full time to further enhance our member value propositions and partnerships with other industry organizations. As the restaurant industry is recovering from the economic downturn, it is more important than ever to offer value-added services that help our members boost profitability.”
Lindh has been Special Advisor Strategic Sponsorship for the National Restaurant Association since January 2010. Before this, Lindh was vice president of Restaurant Industry North America at American Express, based in New York City. In this role, he was responsible for expanding the company’s merchant business and trade relationships across the fullservice restaurant industry. Prior to that, he was American Express’ head of Lodging & Restaurant Industries for Europe/Africa/Middle East, based in London.
Before joining American Express, Lindh has held positions at World Hotels, based in London and Frankfurt; Grand Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden; and Sheraton Hotels.
A native of Sweden, Lindh holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and lives in Greenwich, Conn.
Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the leading business association for the restaurant industry, which comprises 960,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a workforce of nearly 13 million employees. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association works to lead America’s restaurant industry into a new era of prosperity, prominence, and participation, enhancing the quality of life for all we serve. For more information, visit our Web site at www.restaurant.org.
Contact
| E-mail: media@dineout.org |
| Web: http://www.restaurant.org |
| Company: National Restaurant Association |
| Address: 1200 17th St., NW - 20036 Washington DC |
| Country: UNITED STATES |
| Phone: +1 (202)-973-3677 |
| Fax: +1 (202)-973-3961 |
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