23 February 2017

Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza is delighted to welcome Dimitrios Zarikos as the new Regional Vice President and General Manager.

Dimitri is a Four seasons veteran with a wealth of experience that has spanned the globe, with a great spirit and sense of humor. During his 27-year career, Dimitri has opened seven hotels including properties in the US, Egypt, France and Canada.

From New York and Cairo First Residence, to Provence and Toronto, Dimitri has put his passion for excellence and unfaltering pursuit of distinction to the best service of Four Seasons.

For the past nine years, Dimitri has been based in Toronto, Canada, first running the older property and then opening its brand new flagship, the Four Seasons Hotel and Residences Toronto, introducing a new level of luxury hospitality in Toronto.

This is Dimitri’s second assignment in Cairo after being an instrumental leader in the opening in 2000 of the company’s very first hotel in the GCC and Middle East – Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at First Residence, a hotel that set a new benchmark in the region at the time.

In his role as GM of Four Seaons Cairo at Nile Plaza, Dimitri will be looking to set new frontiers for what is already a legendary hotel in Cairo and the region at large.  As a Regional VP Dimitri will also be in charge of the company’s other properties in Cairo First Residence, Alexandria at San Stefano, Sharm el Sheikh and Baku, Azerbaijan, along with projects that are currently under development in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Among many awards and accolades over the course of his career; Dimitri has been awarded the prestigious Hotelier of the Year Award from Hotelier Magazine, Travel + Leisure Best Hotel in Canada, Conde Nast Traveler USA Top Hot List, Robb Report’s Top 100 Hotels in the World, Forbes Five Star and AAA Five-Diamond Awards, Michelin Stars, Gallivanter's Guide Best Resort in the World and more.

Dimitri earned his BS in Hospitality Management from Rhodes School of Hotel Administration in Greece, and his Masters in Professional Studies from a joint program between Cornell University and ESSEC Business School in Paris (IMHI). Fluent in English, French and Greek we are delighted to welcome Dimitri back to EMEA.

Dimitri and his wife Vivian are looking forward to living in Cairo again while their daughters will be staying in Toronto.

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© Press Release 2017