Choice Hotels Promotes Patrick Cimerola to Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration
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Choice Hotels Promotes Patrick Cimerola to Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration
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Category: Worldwide - Careers
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2009-09-11
Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE:CHH) today announced that it has promoted Patrick Cimerola (40) to senior vice president, human resources and administration. In conjunction with his promotion, he has been elected an officer of the company by the Choice Hotels Board of Directors. Cimerola will report to Stephen P. Joyce, president and chief executive officer.
Cimerola, who had served as Choice's vice president of human resources since 2003, is responsible for overseeing the company's broad spectrum of human resources programs and services and aligning them in support of Choice's business operations, growth strategies and objectives.
"Patrick has been a significant contributor to strengthening our organization's efforts in the areas of talent acquisition and management, diversity, employee engagement and compensation," said Joyce. "In addition, he played an instrumental role in developing our highly-regarded associate and executive on-boarding program. Across the organization, his efforts have significantly strengthened Choice's competitive stance and helped build our reputation as one of the area's top employers."
Among other responsibilities, Patrick's leadership has helped enhance the company's value proposition with current and prospective employees through his oversight of the company's health, benefits and numerous associate programs.
Prior to joining Choice in 2002 as senior director, human resources, Cimerola held a variety of positions in the healthcare services and hospitality fields during his 18-year career. His previous positions included eight years with ManorCare (formerly the parent company of Choice Hotels).
He is a 1991 graduate of La Salle University and holds a master's degree in administration from Central Michigan University. He serves as a member of the Human Resources Committee for the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA).
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