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title: "Choice Hotels EMEA Appoints Arnoud Vink as Head of Development"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f3bf57c2-fac3-4d2b-ac4a-281ac0d16e60
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230605_choice_hotels_emea_appoints_arnoud_vink_as_head_of_development.html
category: "Lodging & Travel"
industry: "Lodging & Travel"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit","People"]
published: 2023-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:33:54.022Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1554469384-e58fac16e23a?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Choice Hotels EMEA Appoints Arnoud Vink as Head of Development

**TL;DR:** Arnoud Vink has been appointed as Head of Development at Choice Hotels EMEA, responsible for driving the group's growth strategy across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He will focus on signing new partnerships and franchise agreements, and developing new opportunities with existing franchisees.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-06-05. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230605_choice_hotels_emea_appoints_arnoud_vink_as_head_of_development.html).*

## Story

Arnoud is responsible for driving the group’s growth strategy across EMEA and the appointment supports the company’s ongoing focus on building a scalable network of high-quality hotels across the region.

Reporting to Jonathan Mills, Choice Hotels EMEA CEO, Arnoud will play a critical role in achieving our expansion and development goals for the region. He will focus on signing new partnerships and franchise agreements in EMEA, alongside working to develop new opportunities with existing franchisees.

Commenting on Arnoud’s appointment, Choice Hotels EMEA CEO, Jonathan Mills, said:“I’m delighted to have an expert of Arnoud’s calibre, with his wealth of expertise and strong relationships in real estate management, join our leadership team.

Arnoud Vink, Head of Development at Choice Hotels EMEA, added: “This is a truly exciting time to join Choice Hotels EMEA as we continue to re-energise our entire EMEA portfolio.

“I look forward to managing Choice Hotels’ regional expansion plans, working with the team to further grow our presence across the region, optimising returns on investment for our franchisees and providing exceptional value to today’s travellers.

With over 15 years experience in hospitality, Arnoud has held various senior leadership positions at the Accor Group in France. Most recently, he managed the development and franchising of all Accor brands in the French market as the group’s Senior Vice President, prior to setting up his own consultancy.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Multi-Unit (sector)
- franchise agreements (topic)
- hotel expansion (topic)
- leadership appointment (topic)
- Choice Hotels EMEA (company)
- Jonathan Mills (person)
- Arnoud Vink (person)
- Accor Group (company)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230605_choice_hotels_emea_appoints_arnoud_vink_as_head_of_development.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f3bf57c2-fac3-4d2b-ac4a-281ac0d16e60).