Amaris Hospitality, the leading hotel investment and hospitality group, has appointed Jason Carruthers as Managing Director of Jurys Inn.
Carruthers will take up his role in early January 2016 and will be responsible for the management of the Jurys Inn hotel chain and continuing its strong performance. Working closely with the Amaris Hospitality management team, and reporting to Amaris CEO John Brennan, he will oversee the implementation of a strategy aimed at growing the Jurys Inn business and brand.
Carruthers was previously Chief Executive Officer of Andrew Brownsword Hotels, a collection of privately owned Hotels including the ABode Hotels and Gidleigh Park. Previously, Carruthers held the role of Vice President Operations at Accor, where he managed a portfolio of 24 Mercure Hotels. Prior to that, Carruthers held senior positions with Novotel and Shire Hotels.
Commenting on the appointment, John Brennan, CEO of Amaris Hospitality, said: “We’re delighted to welcome a hospitality executive of Jason’s calibre to Jurys Inn and he joins the company at a very exciting point in time. We’re currently adding eight new hotels to the already well invested Jurys Inn estate as part of our strategy to maximise opportunities for the Amaris Hospitality portfolio. As Managing Director of Jurys Inn, Jason will play a key role in building on Jurys Inn’s successes to date, enhancing its already strong market positioning and helping drive superior trading performance. We very much look forward to having Jason as part of the leadership team.”
About Jurys Inn
Part of Amaris Hospitality, Jurys Inn is a leading mid-market hotel company currently operating 28 city centre hotels in the UK, Ireland and Prague. This month, eight additional hotels will be rebranded to Jurys Inn as part of Amaris Hospitality’s strategy to drive superior performance through focused management, extensive capital investment and by repositioning and rebranding a number of the hotels in the Group. This will bring the total number of Jurys Inn hotels to 36.
Hotels being rebranded to Jurys Inn
- The Oxford Hotel, Oxford
- The Parc Hotel, Cardiff
- The Middlesborough Hotel, Middlesborough
- The Hinckley Island Hotel, Leistershire
- The East Midlands Skyway Hotel, East Midlands Airport
- The Inverness Hotel, Inverness
- The Aberdeen Skyway Hotel, Aberdeen Airport
- The Cheltenham Park Hotel, Cheltenham
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