MINNEAPOLIS, Aug 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Carlson,
a global hospitality and travel company headquartered in Minneapolis,
Minn., announced the appointment of Mary Plunkett as vice president,
Global Talent Management and Development. Plunkett joined Carlson on
August 7, reporting to Elizabeth Bastoni, executive vice president,
chief Human Resources and Communications officer.

"Mary brings deep global experience, proven success in talent management
and development and unique experience in publicly and privately held
organizations that will be valuable assets to Carlson as we continue to
execute our Human Resources strategy in support of Ambition 2015,"
said Bastoni.

In her role, Plunkett will be responsible for the talent development
strategy, programs and processes for the management of the Company's top
and high potential talent to drive the delivery of global business
objectives. In addition, she will be responsible for driving the work
around the establishment of the Employment Value Proposition for
Carlson, our engagement survey and action planning and human resources
information systems.

Plunkett brings more than 20 years of talent and organizational
development experience to Carlson -- including senior leadership
positions at Heineken(R), Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., BP p.l.c. and
Boeing Company. Plunkett has also held strategic positions in effective
change management, continuous quality improvement and company cultural
assessments.

Most recently, Plunkett was the global director of People and
Organizational Development at Heineken, where she helped create a global
performance and development culture to enable strategic business
objectives, such as top line growth, market position, brand and consumer
focus.

She has a doctorate in organizational psychology, Master of Science
degree in applied experimental psychology and Bachelor of Science degree
in psychology from Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Mo.

About Carlson Carlson is a global hospitality and travel
company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
includes more than 1,300 hotels in operation and development, including,
Radisson Blu, Radisson(R), Park Plaza(R); Park Inn by Radisson, Country Inns
Suites By Carlson(SM) and Hotel Missoni; more than 900
T.G.I. Friday's(R) restaurants; and a majority stake in Carlson Wagonlit
Travel(R), the global leader in business travel management. Carlson
operates in more than 150 countries and territories and its brands
employ more than 170,000 people. For more information, please visit
Carlson's website:
http://www.carlson.com .

SOURCE: Carlson

        
        Carlson 
        Laura deBruyn, 763-212-1958 
        Director, Marketing Communications 
        ldebruyn@carlson.com
        

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