Federico J. González

Federico J. González is the CEO of Radisson Hotel Group. He joined the group in May 2017 from Radisson Hospitality, Inc. where he served as the Chief Executive Officer since January 2017. Since January 2021, he also is an Independent Board Director of Sodexo. In May 2023 he took also the leadership of Louvre Hotel group where he serves now as Board Director . Federico has extensive global executive leadership experience in the hospitality, leisure and FMCG sectors. Prior to joining Radisson Hotel Group, he has worked as the Chief Executive Officer of NH Hotel Group – where he led a major turnaround of the company – and as Deputy General Manager of Disneyland Paris. He previously spent 16 years in senior management positions at Procter & Gamble in Madrid, Brussels, and Stockholm before becoming the company’s Country Head of Portugal in 2000. A respected marketer and hotelier, Federico has written three books: Living and Working Abroad; How to Live and Work with Portuguese, Cómo Hacerse El Sueco En Los Negocios Con Exito; and How to act as a Swedish Manager! Federico is a European at heart – with a truly global mindset. His leadership style fosters innovation, creativity and an unfailing commitment to customer experience. As a global leader, Federico’s personal mission is to motivate and energize large organizations to be more ambitious – in profitability, purpose and people – through respect for diversity of thoughts, culture, gender, experience and beliefs. Federico is a family man, devoted to his wife – Begona (a strong advisor and partner to his career success, and a key contributor to his writings), and his two daughters and a son. He is a true champion of Women in Leadership, and he doesn’t need a slogan or campaign to prove that.