The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Federico González, chairman of the Radisson Hotel Group.
Federico González spends 250 days a year away from home.
But the 55-year-old Spaniard does not have to worry about finding a place to stay as he trots around the globe.
The boss of the 1,400-location strong Radisson Hotel Group does, however, admit that he can be a huge distraction for the staff when he books in somewhere.
“If the CEO comes, it’s a nightmare for them, everyone tries to be nice, but actually, it distracts them from helping the other customers.”
In the top job for the past two years, a recent business trip saw him staying in St Petersburg for three days, Moscow for two, Shanghai for two, and Bangkok for one.
The only two cities where Radisson hotel staff do not face the distraction of him booking a room is Madrid and Brussels, as he maintains homes in both capitals. Madrid is where he was born and raised, while the company has its headquarters in Belgium.
