{"id":13817,"date":"2022-05-24T17:25:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T21:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/?p=13817"},"modified":"2022-05-24T17:31:45","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T21:31:45","slug":"bu-school-of-hospitality-administration-announces-appointments-to-the-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/2022\/05\/24\/bu-school-of-hospitality-administration-announces-appointments-to-the-advisory-board\/","title":{"rendered":"BU School of Hospitality Administration Announces Appointments to the Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/hospitality\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/hospitality\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-9-1024x540.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Carter and John Murray\" width=\"762\" height=\"402\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-9-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-9-636x335.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-9-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-9-1536x810.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/files\/2022\/05\/Untitled-design-9.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Ian Carter, Chairman, Watches of Switzerland Group PLC; <\/b><b>Chairman of BU SHA Advisory Board<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>John Murray, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta); <\/b><b>BU SHA Advisory Board Member<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>(May 25, 2022) Boston, MA \u2013 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston University\u2019s School of Hospitality Administration (BU SHA) announces the appointment of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/profile\/ian-carter-vice-chairman\/\"><b>Ian Carter,<\/b><\/a> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chairman, Watches of Switzerland Group PLC,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the position of Chairman of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/about\/advisory\/\"><b>Advisory Board<\/b><\/a><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appointed as a new member is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/profile\/john-murray\/\"><b>John Murray<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> President and Chief Executive Officer with Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta).\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe wealth of knowledge, combined with a passion for Hospitality, that Ian Carter and John Murray bring will be incredibly valuable,\u201d said <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/profile\/arun-upneja-dean\/\"><b>Arun Upneja,<\/b><\/a> <b>Dean of Boston University School of Hospitality Administration. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOn behalf of our board, faculty, students, and staff we appreciate their commitment to our school and to the career development of rising generations of Hospitality leaders.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-323 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-advisory-board affiliation-deans-distinguished-speakers\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/profile\/ian-carter\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hospitality\/files\/2018\/06\/thumbnail_IMG_0343-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Carter\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">Ian R. Carter<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">Chairman of the Board;<br \/>\r\nChairman, Watches of Switzerland Group PLC;<br \/>\r\nChairman, Eataly<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/profile\/ian-carter-vice-chairman\/\"><b>Ian Carter, Chairman of the BU SHA Advisory Board<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the Chairman, Watches of Switzerland Group PLC, the world\u2019s leading retailer of luxury watch brands including Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Cartier, Omega, and Hublot. In addition, Carter is the Non-Executive Director of SERVPRO, Chairman of the Audit Committee (Blackstone-owned company), Advisory Board Member of Right Formula, and<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> o<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wner\/partner of The Exclusive Automotive Group (EAG) of Washington, D.C., main dealers of Aston Martin, Bentley, Koenigsegg, and Karma luxury vehicles. Until Dec 2020, Ian was President of Hilton &#8211; Global Development, Architecture, Design &amp; Construction, where he was responsible for the company\u2019s growth and expansion into new markets around the world. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ian has served on the BU Advisory Board since 2012. Prior to the appointment to Chair, he was Vice-Chair beginning in 2020. To learn more about Ian Carter, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">view the recording of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-gMubtnSf4c\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dean\u2019s Distinguished Lecture with Ian Carter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Spring 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\n\t<ul class=\"profile-listing profile-format-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<li class=\"profile-item profile-item-advanced has-title post-12959 profile type-profile status-publish hentry affiliation-advisory-board\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/profile\/john-murray\/\" class=\"profile-link profile-link-advanced\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"profile-photo profile-photo-advanced\"><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/hospitality\/files\/2022\/04\/John-Murray_200x200.jpg\" alt=\"John Murray\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"profile-name profile-name-advanced\">John Murray<\/h6>\n\t\t<p class=\"profile-title profile-title-advanced\">President &#038; CEO, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/profile\/john-murray\/\"><b>John Murray<\/b> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an Executive Vice President of The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR) and is a member of the RMR Executive Operating Committee. He is also Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation and serves as a Managing Trustee of Service Properties Trust (Nasdaq: SVC) and Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (Nasdaq: ILPT). Murray previously served as SVC\u2019s President from 1996 to 2022 and Chief Executive Officer from 2018 to 2022. He was also ILPT\u2019s President and Chief Executive Officer from 2018 to 2022. Murray currently serves on the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Development Council and the American Hotel &amp; Lodging Association (AHLA) Hotel Investment Roundtable.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b>About Boston University School of Hospitality Administration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established in 1981 and now celebrating over 40 years of Innovating the Business of Hospitality, Boston University&#8217;s School of Hospitality Administration (SHA) offers students a combination of rigorous academics, liberal arts curriculum, and international experiences for the pursuit of success in lodging, restaurants, food service, and other avenues of the hospitality industry. SHA has a unique relationship with the city of Boston, where the area\u2019s hotels and restaurants provide students with numerous opportunities for internships to satisfy work experience requirements for their degrees. For more information about the powerful SHA undergraduate program, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/academics\/undergraduate\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boston University School of Hospitality Administration Undergraduate Program | School of Hospitality Administration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and to learn more about the internationally recognized MMH program, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/academics\/graduate-programs\/mmh\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Master of Management in Hospitality (MMH) Degree | BU SHA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> .<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About Boston University: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 1839, Boston University is an internationally recognized institution of higher education and research.\u00a0 With more than 34,000 students, it is the fourth-largest independent university in the United States. BU consists of 17 schools and colleges and the Faculty of Computing &amp; Data Sciences, along with a number of multi-disciplinary centers and institutes integral to the University&#8217;s research and teaching mission. In 2012, BU joined the Association of American Universities (AAU), a consortium of 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/about\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About BU | Boston University<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACTS:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dean Arun Upneja<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:aupneja@bu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aupneja@bu.edu<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Office: 617-358-6744<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mara Littman, Director of Corporate and Public Relations<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:mlittman@bu.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mlittman@bu.edu<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Office: 617-353-4496<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian Carter, Chairman, Watches of Switzerland Group PLC; Chairman of BU SHA Advisory Board John Murray, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (Sonesta); BU SHA Advisory Board Member (May 25, 2022) Boston, MA \u2013 Boston University\u2019s School of Hospitality Administration (BU SHA) announces the appointment of Ian Carter, Chairman, Watches of Switzerland [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16771,"featured_media":13821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[389,294],"tags":[85,411,412,413,414],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13817"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16771"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13817"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13824,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13817\/revisions\/13824"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/hospitality\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}