RIU Hotels takes the next step forward

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

Luis Riu, company CEO since last summer, has decided to embark on a new phase of the process to engage the fourth generation of the Riu family in the company’s operations and commercial areas.

The changes are the result of a long training process and fit the skills and characteristics of each family member. The ultimate aim is to strengthen company leadership positions and maintain the balance and understanding between the family and the professional executives, a feature of RIU during its 70-year history.

The new responsibilities see Roberto Riu Rodríguez continue in the Hotel Design and Construction Department and, as managing director, take on responsibilities in the Corporate Sales and Marketing area, overlooking 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 organisations and foundations that benefit from these funds every year, including the Fundación Joan Riu.

The eldest member of the fourth generation, Joan Trian Riu, who is already a member of the Executive Committee, will join Operations as managing director for hotels in the Americas and RIU Plaza hotels in the USA, Toronto, Guadalajara, Panama and Berlin. He will also continue to be the company’s institutional representative and retain responsibility for departments which are currently under his supervision.

Luis Riu will continue as sole CEO and will directly manage Expansion, Hotel Design and Construction as well as Corporate Product Design. He will supervise the entire company.

In the photo

Seen here, from l to r, are Luis Riu Rodríguez; Naomi Riu Rodríguez; Roberto Riu Rodríguez; Lola Trian Riu and Joan Trian Riu.