A new CEO at Carlson hotels makes room for sustainability

When Hubert Joly announced his hasty departure recently as CEO of Carlson — the multi-billion dollar hospitality giant and parent of Radisson, Country Inns & Suites and T.G.I. Friday’s — the decision to name CFO and 15-year Carlson executive Trudy Rautio as his replacement was almost immediate. «[The Board’s] decision was quick, decisive and unanimous,» said Molly Biwer, VP of communications and public relations for the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.