RLHC Appoints Jim Bell As Executive Vice President, CFO

(RTTNews) - Red Lion Hotels Corp. or RLHC (RLH) Tuesday said it has appointed Jim Bell as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Bell will join the company on October 29.

Bell joins RLHC from Coldwater Creek, where he was most recently Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. He also served there as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

In addition to leading the finance and accounting functions there, since 2010 Bell led the real estate development efforts and information technology, as well as several strategic supply chain and e-commerce initiatives.

RLHC President and CEO Greg Mount said, "Jim brings the right mix of experience managing finance and strategic planning functions at a number of public companies in the consumer sector...His knowledge and expertise will be a tremendous benefit as we execute our national expansion."