Hotels and leisure guru Charles Prew has joined Nadler Hotels as group chairman.
He has been appointed to help the firm’s expansion plans.
Prew has had a 30-year career at director level, and 14 years at senior board level.
Companies he has worked at include Ladbroke Hotels, Hilton International and Barceló Hotels UK.
He also acted as chief executive on behalf of Ernst & Young, the administrators for von Essen Hotels, and is managing director – hotels for the Buell Group.
Robert Nadler, chief executive of Nadler Hotels, said: “Charles joins Nadler Hotels at an exciting point in its development, with our fourth hotel under construction in central London.
“His role will be to guide and accelerate the group’s expansion as a hotel operating company, as it looks to take on leases and management contracts while continuing to seek further acquisitions for its own hotel developments.”
