LAURIE WARD | ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Laurie joined the Company in April 2023, and was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer on 8 December 2023 and subsequently Acting Chief Executive Officer with effect from the 20 of January 2024.
Laurie has over 25 years of executive management experience both internationally and throughout Africa, primarily in hospitality and project management, including exposure to best-in-class hotel brands such as Four Seasons, Hyatt, InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), and Singita.
Laurie is a Chartered Accountant (Zimbabwe), having served his articles with the Ernst and Young Mutare office. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Rhodes University in South Africa.