The National Restaurant Association named Hans Lindh its senior vice president of membership and industry relations. In his new role Lindh oversees growing and improving membership outreach and the development of strategic partnerships.

Lindh spent the previous year working with the NRA as a special advisor. Prior to that, he was vice president of Restaurant Industry North America at American Express. In this role, Lindh was responsible for expanding the company's merchant business and trade relationships across the full-service restaurant industry. Prior to that, he was American Express' head of Lodging & Restaurant Industries for Europe/Africa/Middle East, based in London.