Sol Kerzner, chairman of Kerzner International Holdings Limited, has announced the appointment of Alan Leibman as Chief Executive Officer of the company, effective immediately. Kerzner will remain as Chairman of the hotel firm and will work closely with Leibman on the overall corporate strategy and planned growth of the Atlantis and One&Only brands worldwide.
Leibman joined Kerzner in 1994, and has held positions of strategic importance, including Chief Operating Officer of Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas, President/Managing Director of the early development phase of Mazagan Beach Resort, President/Managing Director of Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai and most recently, Regional President of Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Said Leibman, “I plan to continue executing on the same distinct entrepreneurial vision and spirit that [Kerzner] instilled in the Company. We will continue growing Kerzner as a management company, and getting back to doing what we do best – designing and managing world-class destination and luxury resorts.”
