Management Team

The current CEO of the Fairmont Hotels and Chains is William R. Fatt and he has been with Fairmont since 1998.  As CEO, William R. Fatt has many roles to play within the Fairmont company.  This level of management requires him to do a lot of planning, organizing, leading and controlling to further the Fairmont’s business plan.  He has to plan for the company’s future by developing and creating strategic plans.  Plans that can include changes to policies, which will allow the company to be better prepared for the future or to change for present trends.  To help in creating the plans, the CEO can organize teams, personnel that will help with the planning process.  This will help the CEO organize a better plan of action by engaging personnel from different departments, locations and backgrounds.  By providing good examples for all his employees to follow, policies and standards can thrive and propogate to all levels of management and personnel.  The CEO can heavily influence everyone in the company with his lead-by-example role.  By controlling how items function or operate within his company, he can ensure that all departments follow policies, which in turn can help the Fairmont’s  overall image.