Six Continents’ Hartman Cited As ‘Hotelier of Year’

ATLANTA— Richard Hartman, managing director of Six Continents Hotels, Asia Pacific, has been named “Hotelier of the Year” at the Fifth Annual Asia Pacific Hotel Industry Investment Conference. A 35-year industry veteran, Hartman has an extensive background in business development and asset management in North America and Asia Pacific. Most recently, he was responsible for driving growth of the Six Continents Hotels group in Asia Pacific, and last year, was responsible for the acquisition of The Regent Hong Kong, now Hotel Inter-Continental Hong Kong, During the 1990s, he also pioneered hotel development in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia with minimal investment through the use of joint-venture management companies.               Jointly sponsored by Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels and Andersen, the Asia Pacific Hotel Industry Investment Conference targets CEOs, managing directors, CFOs and senior executives of hotel-owning and management companies as well as financial institutions. The conference provides delegates with insights on the macro-economic overview including hotel operating performance and hotel investment in Asia Pacific, as well as hotel equity capital markets.