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Hard Rock Looks to Ramp Up Hotel Expansion

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - April 8, 2018

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Hard Rock International has announced a new appointment as it looks to ramp up its hotel expansion.

The company has promoted Todd Hricko to its senior vice president and head of global development.

Hricko will oversee the development of hotels for the entire brand, working for Hard Rock International’s Chief Operating Officer, Jon Lucas.

Hricko has been with the company since 2014, first serving as vice president of business development.

The company has been on a global expansion push that has included a drive to open more properties within the wider Caribbean and Mexico region, from the high-rise 40-story Hard Rock project in Santo Domingo to the Hard Rock Riviera Cancun.

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