Christian Clerc Named GM Ritz-Carlton Chicago
CHICAGO, IL, September 14, 2007. Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce the appointment of Christian Clerc to General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel). Clerc arrives in Chicago via Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, where he served as General Manager of Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita since 2003.
"I am honored to take on this new responsibility," says Clerc. "Chicago is a world-class city and The Ritz-Carlton Chicago offers the tradition of hospitality excellence that Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts has been built upon."
A native of Switzerland, and fluent in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish, Clerc manages a staff of over 600 employees who service the 435-room hotel. The Ritz-Carlton Chicago has been honored with the 2007 Mobil Travel Guide Five-Star Award, and equally prestigious 2007 AAA Five-Diamond Award.
Clerc is a graduate of the Lausanne Hotel Management School and began his hotel career at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva in 1989 and subsequently moved to Lausanne, Mexico, Washington, Rome and Paris where he gained considerable hotel management experience.
He began his Four Seasons career as Hotel Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Washington in 2000. He served as interim General Manager at The Pierre in New York prior to transferring to Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, Mexico in 2003 as General Manager. He was promoted to Regional Vice President in April 2007, overseeing Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City and Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita and Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica. Clerc resides in Chicago with his wife and two daughters.
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