PRESS RELEASE
16.09.2021
Scandic continues to strengthen the leaders of tomorrow
For the past 20 years, Scandic has trained future managers through the company’s internal leadership program Talent @ Scandic. After a year of intensive organizational and managerial development, this year’s 30 talents have now taken the last step to take on managerial roles within the hotel group.
Talent @ Scandic is a renowned leadership program in the Nordic hotel industry. Each year over a hundred Scandic team members are nominated for the program and only a handful are selected to receive training in leadership, commercial and operational development, and project management and finance to become future leaders in the company. The 30 talents currently work in various positions in Scandic’s 270 hotels and support offices in the Nordic region of Germany and Poland.
- Before the start of our talent program, the group management sets priorities that are in line with the overall strategy of the company. This year’s Talents have done an impressive job, delving deep into areas such as digitization, commercial optimization and human resources, areas that have become increasingly important in the wake of the pandemic. It has been fantastic to see their development and I am convinced that they will come a long way within Scandic, says Jens Mathiesen, President & CEO of Scandic Hotels Group.
- During the pandemic, it was critical to continue investing in our in-house talent program and training team members to become tomorrow’s leaders. At Scandic we are a strong and coherent organization and it is important that we as a company face a general lack of skills in our industry when we as a company face a general lack of skills in our industry, says Maud Samuelsson, responsible for leadership development at Scandic Hotels Group.
2021 marks the 20th anniversary of Talent @ Scandic, which shows that the company empowers the leaders of tomorrow and has been a pioneer in leadership development over the past two decades.
For more information, please contact:
Oscar Brehmer, Communication Manager, Scandic Hotels Group
E-mail: oscar.brehmer@scandichotels.com
Phone: +46 721 709 297
Maud Samuelsson, responsible for executive development at Scandic Hotels Group maud.samuelsson@scandichotels.com
Press the phone: +46 721 802 153
This year’s Talent @ Scandic participants
Sweden
Jennifer Janmark, Service Team Manager, Scandic Continental, Stockholm Ida Söderhäll, Revenue Manager, Support Office, Stockholm
Johanna Wallängen, Inhouse Sales Manager, Scandic Group & Meetings, Stockholm Emil Spets, Chef, Scandic Frimurarehotellet, Linköping
About Scandic Hotels Group
Scandic is the largest hotel company in the Nordic countries with more than 280 hotels in operation and development in more than 130 destinations. The company is a leader in integrating sustainability into all operations and its award-winning Design for All concept ensures that Scandic hotels are accessible to all. The Scandic Friends loyalty program, which is popular with guests and employees, is the largest in the Nordic hotel industry and the company is one of the most attractive employers in the region. Scandic Hotels is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. www.scandichotelsgroup.com
Sabina Stener, Hospitality Manager, Haymarket by Scandic, Stockholm
Johan Svensson, Service Team Manager, Scandic No 25, Gothenburg
Danijela Salov, General Manager, Scandic Borlänge, Borlänge
Josefine Wekell, Content Marketer, Headquarters, Stockholm
Norway
Mirsad Pandzic, Team Leader, Regional Sales Office, Oslo Shiju Nair Parattil, Hotel Manager, Scandic Solli, Oslo Kristoffer R. Skagen, Hotel Manager, Scandic Helsfyr, Oslo Magnus Melsom, Hotel Manager, Scandic St. Olavs Plass, Oslo
Simen Anker-Olsen, Head of Leisure Revenue Management, Support Office, Oslo Rune Aasprong, Hotel Manager, Scandic Victoria, Oslo
Marius Lauritzen, Director of Corporate Sales, Support Office, Oslo
Finland
Katja Hietanen, F&B Manager, Scandic Aulanko, Hämeenlinna
Anne Kuusela, Front Office Manager, Scandic Helsinki Airport, Helsinki Tanja Lestelin, F&B Manager, Crowne Plaza Helsinki, Helsinki
Joni Koski, F&B Manager, Scandic Vaasa, Vaasa
Juha Nousiainen, Hotel Manager, Scandic Kuopio, Kuopio
Kati Salminen, Front Office Manager, Holiday Inn Helsinki City Center, Helsinki Christina Eriksson, Hotel Manager, Crowne Plaza Helsinki, Helsinki Fredrika Hämelin, Reservation Manager, Hilton Kalastajatorppa, Helsinki
Denmark
Mette Meckleburg von Undall, General Manager, Scandic Aarhus Vest, Aarhus Nicholine Treldal, General Manager, Scandic Roskilde Park, Roskilde
Maria Louise Martinussen, Front Office & Conference Manager, Scandic Roskilde Park, Roskilde Andreas Wreth, Front Office Manager, Scandic Copenhagen, Copenhagen
Germany
Konstanze Junkermann, Hotel Manager, Scandic Frankfurt Museumsufer, Frankfurt Sebastian Gessl, Director Revenue Management, Support Office, Berlin
Poland
Malgorzata Domanska, General Manager, Scandic Wroclaw, Wroclaw
About Scandic Hotels Group
Scandic is the largest hotel company in the Nordic countries with more than 280 hotels in operation and development in more than 130 destinations. The company is a leader in integrating sustainability into all operations and its award-winning Design for All concept ensures that Scandic hotels are accessible to all. The Scandic Friends loyalty program, which is popular with guests and employees, is the largest in the Nordic hotel industry and the company is one of the most attractive employers in the region. Scandic Hotels is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. www.scandichotelsgroup.com
