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- Isadore Sharp is the founder, chairman, and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. He opened the first Four Seasons in Toronto in 1961, and the company now operates eighty-two luxury hotels and resorts around the world, with more than forty additional properties under development. He and his wife, Rosalie, are prominent philanthropists.
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Isadore "Issy" Sharp, OC (born October 8, 1931) is a Canadian hotelier and writer. He is founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
Founding of Four Seasons Hotels: built and opened the first Four Seasons, a 125-room motor hotel, in Toronto, Canada, in 1961, after founding the company the previous year. Previously: worked with his father, Max Sharp, in the construction business. Education: graduated in architecture from Ryerson Institute of Technology, 1952.
Jun 4, 2008 · Isadore Sharp, O.C., hotel executive (born 8 October 1931 in Toronto, Ontario). Isadore Sharp is the son of working class Jewish Polish immigrants. He was educated at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute in Toronto and then attended Ryerson University .
Jan 26, 2022 · Isadore "Issy" Sharp, born on October 8, 1931 in Toronto, Canada, is the founder of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts and a philanthropist. Sharp is a legendary Canadian business leader and hotelier. While growing up, Sharp, known familiarly as “Issy,” didn’t have a clear career path in mind.
Oct 9, 2016 · How Isadore Sharp founded and built up the Four Seasons hotel chain, and why at the age of 85 he still plays an active role in leading the business.
Sep 28, 2023 · There are few entrepreneurs in Canada more successful than Isadore Sharp, who went from small-time builder to founder of one of the largest luxury hotel chains in the world.
Mar 29, 2016 · Isadore Sharp knew nothing about the hospitality industry when he started building hotels in 1961. But he had an instinct for what customers wanted and the willingness to go to great lengths...
