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Carlson is an American privately held company headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States. Its primary subsidiary is Carlson Private Capital Partners, a family office that manages the owners' wealth. It previously held interests in hotels, including Radisson Hotels, and restaurants, including TGI Fridays.
It was established by the former Carlson Hotels' owner, Carlson Companies in 1986 as a "middle-class" brand. [1]: 92 The sister brand, Radisson Hotels was classified as full-service, upscale brand of the group. [1]: 92 Carlson Companies also owned the namesake, Country Kitchen restaurant chain at that time. [1]: 90–91
Former Chairman and CEO of Best Buy [1] Hubert Joly (born 11 August 1959) is a businessman and Harvard Business School faculty member [2] who formerly served as chairman and CEO of Best Buy. He is also the former president, CEO and director of Carlson, a global hospitality and travel conglomerate based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
Spouse. Glen Nelson (d. 2016) Children. 4. Parent. Curt Carlson. Marilyn Carlson Nelson (born August 19, 1939) is an American businesswoman, the co-owner and former chairman and CEO of Carlson. [ 1] She shares ownership of the company with her sister, Barbara Carlson Gage. [ 1]
Charles Carlson was a Swedish-American immigrant who arrived as a child in Minnesota; Leatha Carlson was born in Downing, Wisconsin of a Danish father and Swedish mother. Curt Carlson began a career with Procter and Gamble after earning a BA in Economics in 1937 from the University of Minnesota where he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon ...
CWT (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel) is a travel management company that manages business travel, meetings, incentives, conferencing, exhibitions, and handles event management. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the company reported US$23 billion in total transaction volume in 2018. [1] It is ranked 5th on the list of top earning travel ...
Chegg, Inc., is an American education technology company based in Santa Clara, California. It provides homework help, digital and physical textbook rentals, textbooks, online tutoring, and other student services. [2] The company was launched in 2006, and began trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange in November 2013.
Apollo Global Management, a New York-based private equity firm, purchased Regent Seven Seas Cruises from Carlson Companies. for $1 billion in February 2008. Apollo also owned Oceania Cruises and 15.8% of Norwegian Cruise Line. Carlson retained ownership of the master Regent brand, along with the operations of Regent Hotels & Resorts around the ...