Kerzner International Holdings Limited, the owner of the Atlantis Resort and Residences and One&Only Resorts brands worldwide, is restructuring its strategic leadership team. Michael Wale, who has held the role of CEO since February 2018, has been invited to join the Board of Directors of Kerzner International and Philippe Zuber, the current COO, will be leading the company as its new CEO. Finally, Michel Checoury, who has held the position of CFO since October 2018, will be adding chief administrative officer to his role.
Under Wale’s leadership, the company opened two resorts in Rwanda—One&Only Nyungwe House and One&Only Gorilla’s Nest—and Atlantis Sanya, China. He accelerated growth by introducing One&Only Private Homes at exclusive destinations around the world and signed another five confirmed resorts in the pipeline. To support its existing portfolio, the company introduced new websites for all brands, developed the Kerzner Integrated Platform to streamline connectivity with travel partners, as well as developing an advanced guest profiling system.
New CEO, Philippe Zuber originally joined Kerzner International in December 2015 as president and COO, One&Only Resorts, where he launched the evolution of One&Only beyond beach resorts to include nature resorts, urban resorts and One&Only Private Homes. In addition, Zuber also led the multi-million-dollar rebirth of the One&Only Le Saint Géran in Mauritius and introduced one of the first exclusive communities for guests to own a piece of One&Only in the destination. He developed an exclusive global partnership with health wellness and beauty expert brand, Chenot. Most recently, Zuber has served as the COO for Kerzner International, also overseeing Mazagan Beach & Golf Resort and the Atlantis brand globally.
Finally, Michel Checoury, who joined Kerzner International as CFO in October 2018, will be taking on the additional responsibility of chief administrative officer. Checoury has driven strong financial results for the company and has introduced elevated financial discipline across the business and supported the expansion of Kerzner’s global footprint. In addition to overseeing finance, Checoury will lead development, technical services, information technology and legal, reporting directly to Philippe Zuber. An industry veteran, he has extensive luxury experience across the globe including Aman, Mandarin Oriental, Jumeirah, InterContinental, Starwood and Euro Disney.
Checoury will transition from his role at the end of September.