Rainer Stampfer has been appointed President, Hotel Operations - Asia Pacific at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world’s leading luxury hospitality company, announces the following appointments and promotions, as it continues to strengthen its operational leadership team. Rainer Stampfer, RVP and GM of Four Seasons Hotel Pudong, Shanghai has been promoted to President, Hotel Operations - Asia Pacific. Stampfer succeeds William Mackay who will be leaving Four Seasons after 34 years of service. German born and educated, Stampfer joined Four Seasons in 2001 and since that time has held progressively senior positions with the company in Europe, the US and Asia. In 2006 he was appointed opening GM at Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui in Thailand and was subsequently promoted to RVP and GM of Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, with oversight for all Four Seasons properties in Thailand. In 2011 Stampfer assumed the role of opening GM for Four Seasons Hotel Pudong, Shanghai, where in addition to his management responsibilities he oversaw several properties in China in his capacity as RVP. In his new position, based in Singapore, Stampfer will leverage his extensive experience in the region to grow the company’s presence in Asia Pacific and continue to focus on China’s strategic importance as both an inbound and outbound travel market. The company will soon be opening a new hotel in Tianjin – the company’s ninth hotel in China - and has announced plans for a luxury resort property in Sanya at Haitang Bay. Other upcoming openings in the region include a new hotel in Bangkok on the Chao Phraya river; a new property in Kuala Lumpur - the company’s first urban property in Malaysia; a private island in the Maldives - the first private island in the company’s portfolio; and two new properties in Japan - a hotel in Kyoto opening later this year and a recently announced second Tokyo property in the city’s Otemachi district.
