FIU Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management announces the appointment of new chair and members to its executive advisory board

Hospitality executive from Carnival Cruise Lines to lead the board

MIAMI, Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management has welcomed three new members and named a new chair to the school's Executive Advisory Board, Richard Brilliant, who is also an FIU Hospitality alumnus. The new board members include two FIU alumni John Boettger '85, managing director of Westmont Hospitality Group and Jorge L. Rodriguez '91 president of Latin America and the Caribbean at SUBWAY, in addition to Mutluhan Kucuk, complex managing director for Loews Miami Beach Hotel and Loews Coral Gables Hotel.