Francesco Cefalú

As Chief Development Officer, Francesco Cefalú is responsible for overseeing and developing the Group's portfolio of hotels and residences worldwide.

Francesco Cefalú joined the Group in 2016 as Regional Development Director for the EMEA market and is responsible for several major deals including Lake Como, Muscat, Kuwait, Zurich, Tel Aviv, Vienna and Cortina.

Prior to that he worked at Hilton from 2008 to 2013 where he held several Development Manager positions and then at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts from 2013 to 2016 as Vice President Development, Europe. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a degree in economics from Bocconi University in Milan.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Mandarin Oriental
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