Mr. Ali V. Kasikci is the Managing Director of
Montage Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, California, USA. Mr. Kasikci was selected as one of the top
three hoteliers in the world by Gourmet Magazine, along with Kurt
Wachteveitl of The Oriental Bangkok and Roberto Wirth of Rome's
Hotel Hassler.
A 20+ year veteran of the hospitality industry, Kasikci completed his
apprenticeship in Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Germany and held
senior management positions with leading hotels in Germany and with
casino resorts in South Africa. His U.S. experience includes five
years with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Newport Beach,
California and The Peninsula Beverly Hills in 1992.
A graduate of the Hotel and Catering College in Tegernsee, Germany,
Kasikci holds a Master of Business Administration degree from
Claremont Graduate University Peter F. Drucker Graduate Management
School in Claremont, California. Mr. Kasikci is a certified Hotel
Administrator, CHA, and a member of the Hotel Catering Institutional
Management Association, HCIMA.
An active community leader, Mr. Kasikci was, from 1994-1995,
Chairman of the Beverly Hills Visitors Bureau and from 1995-1996,
was the President of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce, and a
member of the Mayor's Economic Advisory Committee. Furthermore, the
city of Beverly Hills appointed him "Executive of the Year 1998." |
