Special RepoRt : Leadership
From “ junkie ” to “ juror ”
VladislaV doronin , majority inVestor and board director , amanresorts
While the battle over legal control of Aman Resorts continues to play out in the courts between lead investors Vladislav Doronin and Omar Amanat , publicly it is Doronin , the majority investor and board director , who appears to be the new face of the legendary brand now a bit fractured by legal wrangling that has seen its founder Adrian Zecha take a back seat .
It has been a messy , media-heavy event for a brand known for being so understated and bespoke . So how does the brand flourish amid the headlines ? What ’ s next ? And just who is the billionaire Doronin ? One thing we do know is that he works out of a London office and confesses to first having taken a shine to the ultra-luxury brand as he stayed at the resorts and became a fabled “ Aman junkie .”
First , from his perspective , Doronin sets the record straight on ownership . “ I am the majority investor in Aman and to date have invested approximately US $ 300 million in the business . There is also a minority shareholder . Aman is controlled by the board of directors and I serve as a director on the board , together with Alan Djanogly . Johan Eliasch is director and www . hotelsmag . com April 2015 HOTELS 35