Emblems , and Handwritten Collection . It also includes brands within the Ennismore joint venture . On the other side is the “ Premium , Midscale & Economy ” division , which includes brands such as ibis , Mercure , Mövenpick , Pullman and Novotel . They are all structured around four regions .
In total , the company is now set up into eight hubs across the world with eight CEOs running those hubs — all reporting into Sébastien Bazin , the outspoken and maverick CEO of Accor .
LEADING THE WAY Willis now has Fairmont under his supervision after stints as president for the Asia region with Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts , before his scope expanded to CEO India , Middle East , Africa & Turkey . Since the corporate overhaul , Willis has seen an uptick in interest in the Fairmont brand .
“ It ’ s very interesting to see the perception of Fairmont change ,” he said . “ We ’ re getting a lot of traction with properties that are unbranded or properties coming to end of their term .”
He ’ s especially excited to now be working with Fairmont , a brand he is enamored with because of its “ wonderful heritage ,” he said . The company ’ s roots stretch back to Canada , where the bulk of its properties still reside ( 19 in total ), but the brand is now global as ever . There are currently 90 Fairmont properties in operation across 30 countries , with a pipeline of 30 hotels .
The Fairmont San Francisco , for one , opened in 1907 and was almost lost during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Today , the city has more to worry over than natural disaster , but crime and a homeless epidemic that has steered tourists away . “ It ’ s really taken its time to come back and recover ,”
Mark Willis was named global CEO of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in January 2023 .
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