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Ricardo Martínez Marrero, Board of Directors

Ricardo Martínez Marrero has more than 25 years’ experience in the commercial management of various hotel chains in both Spain and America. The brunt of his know-how comes from his time with Barceló, where he held numerous different posts over a period of 20 years until finally becoming the Commercial Managing Director for America and, subsequently, for the entire chain. His value to the company led to him being appointed to the Board. He was entrusted with the task of unifying European and American commercial departments, as well as positioning the company in new American destinations, ranging from Uruguay to Canada, and taking in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Costa Rica on the way.

After his stint with Barceló, he sat on the Board of Directors of IFA Hotel & Touristik for three and a half years, a German chain with a strong presence in the Canary Islands, Central Europe and the Dominican Republic, the latter being a destination in which he managed a frenetic process of expansion.

2007 saw him make a return to his unification skills, as he spearheaded a project to merge the commercial areas of IFA Hotels and Lopesan Hotels & Resorts.