Kathleen Taylor Named COO of Four Seasons

Four Seasons Hotels has appointed Kathleen Taylor president and chief operating officer effective January 1, 2007 following the retirement of Wolf Hengst, current president of worldwide hotel operations, at the end of the year. Succeeding Hengst is Jim FitzGibbon who will become president of worldwide hotel operations and report to Taylor. Taylor most recently served as president of worldwide business operations, while FitzGibbon was executive vice president of operations.