New chapter
As the interview draws to a close, Taylor — glowing with pride — tells me about her three children, who all have unisex names. Her stepdaughter Robin is “all grown up” and working as an investment banker in New York while her son Taylor is soon to start his final year of university.
“My youngest girl Kevan has just finished — what we call in Toronto — high school. She graduated just a few weeks ago, she was the Valedictorian; I was so excited and proud. She did a lovely job. She’s off to university in the fall to study arts so we’re about to become empty nesters. Which is a new chapter in our life for sure — it will be fun.”
While all the kids may have flown the nest, Taylor has no plans for early retirement: “I just got here, I’m just getting started,” she says.
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With that, Taylor is left to continue on her travels — in which she’ll be travelling every week during the busiest summer months — meeting hotel owners and keeping in touch with the group’s 86 global properties and 34,000 employees.
Career timeline
1989: Joined Four Seasons as corporate counsel
1992: Appointed vice president, general counsel
1997: Promoted to executive vice president, corporate planning and development
1999: Appointed president worldwide business operations
2007: Appointed president and chief operating officer
2010: Became president and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
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