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TIM AND KIT KEMP CO-FOUNDERS , FIRMDALE HOTELS , LONDON
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Starting in the mid-1980s , Tim and Kit Kemp ’ s unique approach led to the ethos that hotels should be living things . Today , the company boasts seven alternative hotels in the United States and the United Kingdom , |
with three more due to open over the next three years .
Tim remains very hands-on with sales , marketing , operations , finance , building and design . Every aspect of the hotels ’ life cycle remains in-house . Kit
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is responsible for developing the modern interpretation of quintessentially English style for the interiors of all the properties . With her bold and witty sense of color , style and art , no two spaces are ever the same . |
PAUL LEONE PRESIDENT , THE BREAKERS PALM BEACH , FLORIDA
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Since he was appointed president of The Breakers Palm Beach in 1994 , Paul Leone ’ s efforts have led to dramatic improvements in team member satisfaction , customer service and profitability at the 540- room Italian Renaissance |
property . Leone has also integrated corporate social responsibility into The Breakers ’ organization by focusing on the quality of life of his employees , community engagement and respect for the environment .
Leone joined The
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Breakers in 1985 as controller . He was later promoted to vice president and CFO , and in 1994 became president of The Breakers and owning company Flagler System . Most recently , Leone was appointed director of both entities . |
EDWARD MADY REGIONAL DIRECTOR , DORCHESTER COLLECTION ; GM , THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL , CALIFORNIA
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Named general manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel in 2011 , Ed Mady is responsible for all operations of the 210-room “ Pink Palace .” Mady also oversees Hotel Bel-Air .
Mady has worked with Dorchester Collection since June 2009 , serving
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as general manager of The New York Palace , where he significantly impacted service levels and achieved unprecedented employee satisfaction results .
Prior , Mady spent two decades with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co .
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He also held leadership positions with Helmsley Hotels , Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts . He began in hospitality as assistant chief steward with The Royal Hotel in Toronto in 1974 . |
FRANK MARRENBACH
CEO , OETKER HOTEL MANAGEMENT CO ., BADEN- BADEN , GERMANY
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Frank Marrenbach became CEO of the Oetker Hotel Management Co . in 2008 . The Oetker Group currently owns Le Bristol Paris ; Hôtel du Cap Eden-Roc , Antibes ; Chateau St . Martin & Spa in Vence , France ; |
and Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa Baden-Baden . Management contracts have been signed for Palais Namaskar , Marrakech ; Hotel Saint Barth Isle de France , French West Indies ; and L ’ Apogée Courchevel , opening in December . |
Marrenbach started his career at the Steigenberger Parkhotel in Düsseldorf . In 1997 , he moved in as resident manager at Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa in Baden-Baden , and in 2000 became managing director . |
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