SANTO DOMINGO.- Grupo Piñero, a Spanish tourism company with almost 50 years of history, appointed Ricardo Moreno as Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mobility, Incoming & Leisure, a position in which he will lead the destination management company Coming2 – a brand integrated into the Travel division – and all the companies that make up the Group's Services division (Solbus, Priego, Embat Turiscar, Emos and Scubaquatic).
Through this new area, the company is realizing its commitment to promoting electric and sustainable mobility, as well as continuing to evolve its inbound tourism services and marketing of leisure activities at the destination, explains a press release.
With extensive experience in the tourism sector, Moreno has developed much of his professional career in prominent companies such as Sol Meliá, Travelider, Mundicolor or Pullmantur, among others.
In 2018, he joined Grupo Piñero as CEO of Coming2, a Group company that offers destination management services. In 2020, he also assumed the CEO position at Turiscar, the company's brand dedicated to developing comprehensive electric transportation solutions for destinations. From Turiscar, in partnership with the Swedish company Inzile, the joint venture Emos Caribbean was formed, focusing on marketing 100% electric mobility solutions to the hotel and tourism sector. Moreno has also recently been appointed to manage the Services division.
Now, as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mobility, Incoming & Leisure of Grupo Piñero, Moreno will be a member of the Executive Committee, the body that consults and advises the CEO on the Group's strategic decisions.
“I assume this new position with the same respect and responsibility with which I have faced each of the challenges during my time at Grupo Piñero,” stated Ricardo Moreno regarding his new role. He believes that adding value to the Group, ensuring a complete customer experience, and contributing to the sustainability strategy of the company and the tourism sector in general are the objectives that have guided him in this new role entrusted to him.
"Undoubtedly, a great challenge, but at the same time, a great opportunity to continue collaborating in the evolution of Grupo Piñero.".
About Grupo Piñero
Grupo Piñero is a Spanish tourism group with a 100% family-owned essence, founded in 1977 by Pablo Piñero. Led by Isabel García (President) and her three daughters Lydia, Isabel, and Encarna Piñero (CEO and Executive Vice President since 2007), its purpose is to create exciting experiences.
With almost 50 years of history, it carries out its management responsibly to offer the best experience to customers and employees and actively contribute to society as a whole, based on a strategic plan in which sustainability is established as a central axis and sustainable growth and innovation as pillars of the strategy.
It structures its activity in three business units: Living Resorts, for its hotel activity, which has 27 establishments and more than 14,000 rooms in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Jamaica and Spain, residential complexes and golf courses; Travel, which includes tour operation activities under the Soltour and Smytravel brands, through Soltour Travel Partners, and destination management under the Coming2 brand; and Services, which groups other services at the destination.
Since 2014, Grupo Piñero has integrated sustainability into its management practices, aiming to be a responsible company committed to its team, the communities where it operates, its suppliers, and the environment. Through its Corporate Responsibility strategy, it pursues an ethical and transparent management model that generates shared value for all its stakeholders, leaving a legacy for society and contributing to social development and environmental protection in all the areas where it is present.
