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Website. Corporate biography. 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 · Last Edited November 17, 2020. 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.
Canadian businessman Isadore Sharp founded Four Seasons in 1960. While a young architect working for his father, Sharp designed a motel for a family friend; its success motivated him to try creating his own hotel.
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 · 10 October 2016. Four Seasons Hotels. By Dave Gordon. Business reporter, Toronto. Looking back on his more than 50 years in the hotels business, Isadore "Issy" Sharp is modest about his...
Isadore (Issy) Sharp had no plans to enter the hotel business on a grand scale when the young architect and builder – working with his contractor father, Max Sharp – constructed his first hotel. Over the course of this decade, he opened three Four Seasons hotels.
