Stefan Leser, previously with Dubai's Jumeirah, joins as Langham CEO

Langham Hospitality Group has appointed Stefan Leser as its chief executive officer. He replaces outgoing CEO Robert Warman.

Based in Hong Kong, he will oversee all aspects of the group’s global portfolio of hotels, resorts and residences, and will be providing strategic guidance to achieve the company’s vision, implementing organisational processes for all divisions, and leading the global expansion drive.

Leser has nearly 30 years of experience in the travel and hospitality industries, most recently at Jumeirah Group where he was the group chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors. At the Dubai-based company, Leser was responsible for several sprojects, such as the inauguration of The Terrace at Burj Al Arab and the completion and launch of Jumeirah Al Naseem. He was reported to have left the company in May 2017. Earlier this year, a new CEO of Jumeirah Group was revealed: Jose Silva.

Prior to joining Jumeirah, Leser held senior roles for more than a decade at Kuoni Travel Holding Ltd., the Swiss travel services provider. As a member of Kuoni’s executive board and executive vice president of the outbound and specialists division, Leser directed the company’s travel businesses, covering the Nordics, United Kingdom, Benelux, India, China, Hong Kong, and Switzerland. He was also responsible for all businesses specialising in inbound destination management which had a purview of US$3 billion in revenues and 8,000 employees.

Prior to joining Kuoni, Leser spent six years working in the information technology industry with Swissair and EDS Corporation.

He holds a MBA from Augusta State University of Georgia (US).