Summit Hotels Names Lewis Managing Director

CHICAGO— Summit Hotels & Resorts said it has named Richard Lewis, formerly COO of WorldRes Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) managing director. Lewis— who will report to Peter Cass, president/CEO of IndeCorp, Summit’s parent company— will direct the development of the luxury global brand and assume responsibility for driving business into the portfolio of 160 independent properties. One of his chief duties will be to oversee the growth of the portfolio (which has recently seen the addition of hotel members such as The Eton Group in the UK and Estanplaza Hotels in Brazil, and to continue the development of Summit’s QXL quality assurance program introduced earlier this year. Lewis has spent 25 years in senior management roles throughout the world,including key positions with Forte Hotels and CNN International.