Four
Seasons
Luxury hotel chain.
Headquarters:
1165 Leslie Street
Toronto, ON Canada M3C 2K
Employees: 31,000
CEO: Isadore Sharp
Stock Symbol: FS
Website:
http://www.fourseasons.com
Career Site
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is the
world's leading operator of luxury hotels and currently manages
70 properties in top cities and resort destinations in 31 countries.
The company has a total of 17,300 guest rooms. Most properties
include a residential component. The hotels are known for five-star
accommodations and excellent service.
The company focuses primarily on managing
properties rather than ownership. The company directly employs
520 employees, the majority of whom are located in Toronto. There
are also corporate offices in Geneva and Singapore and 16 sales
offices around the world. Of these corporate employees, almost
half are devoted to sales and marketing activities (including
the worldwide reservations service), the cost of which is reimbursed
by the hotels and resorts that Four Seasons manages.
Four Seasons has been named one of the
best 100 companies to work for
in America by Fortune magzine for eight years in a row.
In 2004, the company reported revenues
of $248.3 million, down from $261.2 million in 2004. The company
reported a net loss of $28.2 million in 2005.
The company was founded in 1960 by Isadore
Sharp, who remains Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and
headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Benefits
- competitive pay and benefits
- well-tailored uniforms
- career development programmes
- job training
- complimentary meals
- promotion from within
Updated August 13, 2006
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