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Appointment Design & Architecture

Leslie Shammas has been appointed as Global Director Design & Development at Canyon Ranch®

Canyon Ranch®
Tucson, AZ, United States
Leslie Shammas
With nearly 30 years dedicated to the hospitality architecture and design industry, Leslie Shammas joins Canyon Ranch as Global Director Design & Development. Shammas brings to Canyon Ranch her expertise in hotel and resort design, spa design, resort residential design and site development & programming, along with her passion for design, innovation and travel. Shammas began her career with Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo (WATG) as Project Architect and then as an Associate and Spa Studio Manager, where she was responsible for the overall development and implementation of various properties, including Fairmont and Four Seasons resorts in Mexico and California, along with The Golden Door Spa at the Boulders, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Marriott Laguna Cliffs Spa in Dana Point, California and Leela Hotel Properties in Bangalore, Goa and Udaipur, India. Next, as Director of Design & Construction for Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Shammas worked on new developments and major renovations, including those of Fairmont Pittsburgh, Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, and Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai. Through their expansion, Shammas continued with Fairmont Raffles Hotels International (FRHI) as Executive Director of Design & Construction - Americas, where she provided support during the design and construction phases of new hotels and large-scale renovations of properties including Fairmont Austin, Claremont Resort and Spa in Berkley, California, and Fairmont Nanjing in China. Shammas graduated from California Polytechnic University with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1988, and also holds a CAB Architects License since 1992.
Design & Architecture United States AZ Tucson
Canyon Ranch®
Individual Hotel

Canyon Ranch has been a trailblazer and an industry-leading proponent of the integrative wellness lifestyle since its founding in 1979, operating one of the most celebrated collections of life-enhancement properties, holistic living developments, and complementary brand extensions. Recently celebrating its 40th Anniversary, Canyon Ranch has imparted integrative expertise to millions of guests on land, at sea and in the air.