SPEAKER

Valerie Schuermans

Vice President Development
Radisson Hotel Group

As a key member of the Radisson Hotel Group’s Development department, Valerie Schuermans is responsible for growth across Western and Southern Europe. Valerie is an experienced development professional with a history of providing exciting new opportunities to enhance the group’s portfolio across Europe. She played a major role in strengthening Radisson Hotel Group’s position in core markets such as Paris, Barcelona, Brussels, Warsaw, Prague and the recent growth acceleration in Europe’s key markets (e.g. Spain, France, Italy & Poland). In addition to her development activities, Valerie is also a key contributor to contract management solutions for existing partners. Valerie epitomizes the Radisson Hotel Group ethos of growing talent from within. Joining the group in 2009, she progressed in 2018 to her current position as one of the group’s valued Vice Presidents. Before joining Radisson Hotel Group, Valerie started her career as an Account Manager in the banking industry at KBC Real Estate NV. In this role, she led several large credit transactions for commercial real estate projects across Central Europe – and was introduced to hotel development through her activities in hotel real estate financing. A Belgian national, Valerie holds a master’s degree in Commercial Engineering from the University of Antwerp in Belgium.