Four Seasons appoints Bahram Sepahi as its new Regional Vice President in the Middle East

Following his promotion, Bahram now assumes responsibility for Four Seasons properties in Amman, Damascus, Doha, Riyadh. In addition, he will continue to oversee the recently opened Four Seasons Golf Club as well as steer the Four Seasons Hotel Dubai project, which is scheduled to open in 2010.

'Bahram¹s experience in the luxury hospitality industry and his strong leadership qualities equip him well to oversee operations in a region that is very important to Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts,' said Antoine Corinthios, President, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

Sepahi's latest appointment is a culmination of his career with the Four Seasons group, which originally began in 1986 when he joined the company as Guest Services Manager at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Chicago. In 1995, he was appointed as Director of Rooms at Four Seasons Resort and Club in Dallas, Texas, and was promoted to Hotel Manager in Washington, D.C. in late 1996. From there he moved to the Middle East as General Manager to open the Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh in 2001.

Under his guidance the hotel in Saudi Arabia was the first Four Seasons to open in the Gulf region. Responsible for the opening and full-time operations at the 249-room hotel, Sepahi turned the property into Riyadh's premier luxury destination. Following his success in Riyadh, Bahram relocated to the U.A.E in 2005 to lead the Four Seasons Dubai Festival City project.