GLOBAL HOSPITALITY LEADERS LAUNCH 2021 COALITION TO ACCELERATE GENDER EQUALITY AT HIGHEST INDUSTRY LEVELS
Some of the world’s leading hoteliers and hospitality academics have joined forces to launch a pioneering ini a ve that aims to accelerate the path to improved gender equality in higher level posi ons across the industry, in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 5. LeadingHôtelières is founded by CEO and President of the pres gious HoteliersGuild community, Frank M Pfaller, and co-founded by Lindsey Ueberroth, CEO at Preferred Hotels & Resorts. Considerate Group Founding Partner, Xenia zu Hohenlohe, leads as Chairwoman for the inaugural year and is joined by co-chair Associate Professor of Management at the leading Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL), Dr Sowon Kim.
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The team has enlisted support from the likes of Grand Hotel Tremezzo owner and CEO, Valen na de San s, leading sustainability architect Yasmine Mahmoudieh, Director of Red Carna on Hotels, Vicki Tollman, Director of Spa at Four Seasons Hong Kong, Dr Tania Bardhan and Hospitality Consultancy WE(i) Think CEO, Celine Vadam, among others, who will all take on vital roles in addressing gender balances at a systemic level, from research, to design, to networking, with communica on coordinated by Maria Pajares, MD of Mason Rose.