ORA Hospitality, the luxury travel arm of ORA Developers, today announces the appointment of Vincenzo Falcone as Chief Executive Officer. In this position, Falcone will be responsible for defining and executing the company’s strategic vision; driving financial performance and sustainable growth while ensuring operational excellence across all properties, which include a breadth of upcoming global expansion as well as the portfolio’s current hero property, Silversands Collection Grenada.
Falcone brings over 30 years of global leadership experience in ultra-luxe hospitality to his new role, joining the ORA team from a 7-year stint at Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts, where he led Bvlgari Hotel Milano and then Bvlgari Hotel Roma as General Manager. Previously, Falcone held leadership positions in luxury properties across Europe’s major cities, including 4 years with Starwood Hotels & Resorts and over 10 years at St. Regis Hotels & Resorts.
A passionate hotelier, Falcone’s career has been marked by tireless work to build outstanding internal teams, strong industry relationships and unmatched guest experiences. As CEO, Falcone will focus on strengthening ORA Hospitality’s global positioning while leading key partnerships and business development initiatives to support the company’s continued expansion.
“I’m honored to join ORA Hospitality during an exciting era of growth. It is a privilege to begin working with this best-in-class team as we define the brand’s next chapter, and I look forward to all that is to come for its growing collection,”
comments Vincenzo Falcone, CEO of ORA Hospitality.
Naguib Sawiris, Chairman and CEO at ORA Developers, adds
“Vincenzo is someone who understands that true luxury is built on discipline: in the product, the team, and the vision. That alignment with how we build at ORA is what made this decision easy.”
Lana Sawiris, Global Chief Commercial Officer at ORA Developers, says
“We’ve been intentional about who leads ORA Hospitality into this next stage of growth – someone who can hold the brand standard and drive commercial results simultaneously. Vincenzo has done exactly that at the highest level of luxury hospitality, and that’s precisely what this moment for us calls for.”