President, Chief Executive Officer and Director Hubert Joly (Carlson)

 
Hubert Joly became president and CEO of Carlson in 2008. Carlson is a privately held, global, hospitality and travel company. Carlson encompasses more than 1,000 hotels, including Radisson, Country Inns & Suites, Park Inn, Park Plaza and Regent; more than 1,000 restaurants, primarily T.G.I. Friday's; and Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), the global leader in business travel management. Carlson operates in more than 150 countries and its brands employ about 150,000 people.

Joly joined Carlson in 2004 as president and CEO of CWT. He is vice chair of the Rezidor Hotel Group board, and serves on the boards of Carlson and Polo Ralph Lauren. He recently was appointed to the U.S. Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism Advisory Board.

Joly held top-level positions with McKinsey, EDS and Vivendi Universal. He graduated from HEC Paris and the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris.