Keisha Smith has been appointed as EVP and Chief People and Culture Officer at Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts
Four Seasons, the world's leading luxury hospitality company, announces the appointment of Keisha Smith as Executive Vice President and Chief People and Culture Officer, effective January 6, 2025. Based at the company's corporate office in Miami, Keisha joins the Executive Leadership Team and reports directly to Four Seasons President and CEO Alejandro Reynal.
Keisha will play a key role in maintaining and enriching the company's celebrated culture and people-centric focus, ensuring these priorities remain a longstanding competitive advantage to attract, retain and develop best-in-class talent worldwide. She will oversee the strategy and execution of all aspects of the company's global People and Culture, Internal Communications and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts.
With a storied career that spans more than two decades, Keisha has a strong and celebrated reputation as a transformative Human Resources executive. She currently serves as an Independent Director and member of the Human Capital Committee for Unity Software (U). She has held senior HR roles at public and privately held companies across the fashion, media, and financial services industries. Before joining Four Seasons, Keisha served as the Chief People Officer at Tory Burch, where her talent strategies led to the company achieving its highest employee engagement scores. Previously, Keisha held roles at News Corp and Morgan Stanley as Chief Human Resources Officer and Global co-head of Talent Management respectively where she established a track record for enabling business growth while fostering environments where employees thrive.
Keisha holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Virginia and is a Hudson Institute Certified Executive Coach.