Alejandro Reynal Joins Four Seasons as President and CEO

Dark/Light Mode (21/10/22)  Four Seasons has appointed Alejandro Reynal as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Alejandro succeeds John Davison, a 20-year veteran of Four Seasons who announced his intention to retire late last year and remains a member of the company’s board.

Alejandro Reynal

With more than two decades of executive leadership experience in the global travel and hospitality, business services, and telecommunications industries, Alejandro, 49, most recently served as President and CEO of Apple Leisure Group, a luxury resort management and leisure travel group, owned by Hyatt.

From 2011 to 2019, Alejandro was CEO of Atento, a global customer relationship management and business process outsourcing services company.

Earlier in his career, Alejandro held management positions at Telefonica and The Coca-Cola Company.

“John Davison has been a tremendous leader and colleague for more than 20 years, and I am deeply grateful to him and our executive leadership team for their unwavering leadership through some of the hospitality industry’s most challenging times,” said Isadore Sharp, Four Seasons Founder and Chairman. “Alejandro joins Four Seasons as we mark the start of a new chapter, building upon our legacy of success and a culture that we have collectively championed over more than 60 years. He is a proven leader and executive, and even more importantly, a person of integrity with a deep commitment to excellence and a keen understanding of Four Seasons values and genuine heart.”

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts’ majority owner with a 71.25 percent stake is Cascade Investment, which holds personal assets of Bill Gates as well as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust.

An affiliate of Kingdom Holding Company, whose Chairman is His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, owns 23.75 percent, and Triples Holdings Limited, a company owned by Four Seasons founder and Chairman Isadore Sharp, owns five percent.

“Alejandro is a highly-respected and experienced CEO who will guide Four Seasons through the next phase of its evolution as one of the world’s foremost luxury brands,” said Michael Larson, Chief Investment Officer of Cascade Investment. “Throughout his career, Alejandro has led and inspired global teams to embrace innovation, leverage the power of data and insights, and deliver top financial performance and value to both investors and customers. We feel deep gratitude toward John and all that he has done to make Four Seasons even more successful and look forward to his contributions as a Board member as Alejandro builds on our shared vision toward achieving long-term strategic growth.”

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