SPECIAL REPORT
WILLIAM HEINECKE
In some ways , William Heinecke and Edward Mady couldn ’ t be more different : Heinecke is a director , entrepreneurial and intuitive . Mady is a teacher , meticulous and empathetic .
But it ’ s what they have in common that make them HOTELS ’ 2017 Hoteliers of the World . Each is a visionary . Each makes an impact wherever he is . And each gets results .
Heinecke , founder and CEO of Minor International and an American by birth , made Thailand his home and built one of the largest hospitality and leisure companies in the region . A self-made billionaire who skipped college to focus on his business , he is competitive , constantly learning and improving – either himself or his hotels , whose footprint reaches into Europe , Africa and
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