Petter Anker Stordalen to Receive Hotel Investment Conference Europe's Inaugural Hall of Fame Award

The Hotel Investment Conference Europe's inaugural Hall of Fame Award will be presented to Petter Anker Stordalen.

Petter Anker Stordalen is a Norwegian investor, hotel "tycoon", property developer, and a self-proclaimed environmentalist. Stordalen is the owner and CEO of Home Invest, chairman of the board of Nordic Choice Hotels and Home Properties, and board member of Home Capital and The Stordalen Foundation.

Stordalen's private company, Nordic Choice Hotels, owns 179 hotels in the Nordic and Baltic regions. He has taken his Norwegian hard work ethic to astonishing heights. In 15 years, starting with two hotels and 350 employees, Mr. Stordalen has built the largest hotel company in Scandinavia.

Currently, Nordic Choice Hotels has 13,000 employees, five hotel chains, fourteen brands, a collection of independent hotels and resorts, 179 hotels, and a yearly turnover of approximately US$1 billion.

Nordic Choice invests heavily in both its corporate and social responsibility programs founded on the triple bottom line philosophy -- people, planet, profit -- with its vision for a more sustainable capitalism for the immediate future.

In addition to his professional achievements within the hotel industry, Stordalen has made numerous philanthropic and environmental commitments in his life thus far. Stordalen and his wife, Gunhild Stordalen founded The Stordalen Foundation, which initiates and supports projects related to health, environmental protection, and climate change reduction.

"We are honored to be presenting the Hall of Fame Award to Petter Anker Stordalen. His accomplishments and impacts, both professionally and in the community, are outstanding and no one better exemplifies the purpose of this Award," said Jim Burba, president of Burba Hotel Network, host of the Hotel Investment Conference Europe. "Petter is a very deserving recipient and someone to truly celebrate in our industry."

The Hotel Investment Conference Europe Hall of Fame Award was established to recognize an investor, developer, or hotel leader whose career has had a profound and positive impact on the European hotel industry. The honoree is someone recognized for his or her business success, intellectual leadership, and personal dedication to maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

The Hotel Investment Conference Europe will be held in London on 28-29 September 2015, at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower.