STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Roland Nilsson, president/CEO of Scandic Hotels, has been named Leader of the Year in Sweden by the recruiting company Futurestep and Affarsvarlden business weekly. Roland Nilsson was awarded this recognition for his work in making Scandic Hotels a successful hotel company that has become a model for the industry. Nilsson has completed a turnaround of the company, and today it is highly respected by the stock market. Scandic is continuing to grow through acquisitions and has developed a system that makes it possible to add a new hotel in six to twelve months. (11/22/00)
