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John Shamon, Chief Technical Service Officer, Kerzner International, is a life-long hotelier/developer with over 40 years of experience garnered at leading hotel brands around the world. Mr. Shamon is responsible for implementing design and development standards across new projects of the Kerzner flagship brand Atlantis, as well as One & Only Hotels. He is in the management and development of projects from pre-design stage through to opening.

During his notable career, Mr. Shamon has worked on over 90 new and renovated hotel projects across 20 countries. His extensive international expertise includes a long tenure in the luxury segment, as well as experience in operational leadership roles and leading development business objectives.

Mr. Shamon joined Kerzner from Rosewood Hotel Group where he held the position of Senior Vice President, Design and Project Services. Prior to this, he worked at Mandarin Oriental Group as Global Head of Technical Services for five years, based at the group’s headquarters in Hong Kong.

Having started his hospitality career in the Food and Beverage sector, and held a number of positions across all levels. Mr. Shamon is a graduate of Boston College, and he also attended the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He has a passion for architecture, and a keen interest in wine education, history, industrial design and global geopolitical affairs.

John Shamon, Chief Technical Service Officer, Kerzner International, is a life-long hotelier/developer with over 40 years of experience garnered at leading hotel brands around the world. Mr. Shamon is responsible for implementing design and development standards across new projects of the Kerzner flagship brand Atlantis, as well as One & Only Hotels. He is in the management and development of projects from pre-design stage through to opening.

During his notable career, Mr. Shamon has worked on over 90 new and renovated hotel projects across 20 countries. His extensive international expertise includes a long tenure in the luxury segment, as well as experience in operational leadership roles and leading development business objectives.

Mr. Shamon joined Kerzner from Rosewood Hotel Group where he held the position of Senior Vice President, Design and Project Services. Prior to this, he worked at…

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