Riu Hotels and Resorts’ chief executive officer (CEO) Carmen Riu has announced that she will retire before the summer this year. She currently shares her position with her brother Luis Riu, who will now continue as the company’s sole CEO.
Riu began her career in 1977 as the manager of the hotel Riu Bali in Playa de Palma, Mallorca. Prior to that, she had worked in various hotel departments during her time as a trainee in the family business. In 1978, she took the reins of the human resources department, a responsibility that expanded to include administration and finance in 1981.
After the death of her father Luis Riu Bertrán, in 1998 she was appointed CEO alongside her brother Luis Riu Güell. Both have been responsible for the RIU Hotels & Resorts chain’s international growth and consolidation over the last 25 years.
