Biography
John Scott, III
Mr. Scott joined the Company as a director in July 2020. He is an experienced executive in the hospitality, leisure and entertainment industries with more than 25 years of consumer facing business expertise across complex global, multi-unit, multi-brand enterprises. Mr. Scott is a founder and has served as Chairman of Park House, a new private social club business located in Dallas, TX which seeks to redefine the private social club model, since 2015. He also served from 2017 through 2023 as Chairman of A&O Hotels, a European hybrid hotel and hostel platform. Most recently Mr. Scott served from 2012 through 2015 as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Belmond Ltd., previously Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., a publicly-listed company engaged in the ownership and management of a global portfolio of luxury hotel, restaurants, tourist trains and cruise businesses in 22 countries. Prior to joining Belmond Ltd., he served from 2003 until 2011 as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, an international luxury hotel ownership and management company. Mr. Scott previously served on the board of Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, a private hotel and restaurant management company, SMU COX School of Business, Cedar Fair Entertainment, a leading North American amusement park owner and operator, and privately-held Subway Restaurant.