Stavros and Andreas Andreadis to be presented IHIF Lifetime Achievement Award
Successful hotel leaders will be honoured at IHIF 2023
The International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) will present the 24th Lifetime Achievement Award to Mr. Stavros Andreadis and Dr. Andreas Andreadis, who have worked tirelessly to expand and develop their Sani & Ikos resorts in Greece and across the Mediterranean.
The Andreadis family founded Sani Resort in 1970, with Stavros and Andreas taking over the management at a young age. Stavros, as President, together with his brother Andreas, as CEO, have shaped Sani to become the leading luxury family resort in Greece.
In 2015, Stavros and Andreas partnered with Mathieu Guillemin and additional shareholders to create, own, and manage the combined Sani/Ikos Group. Since 2016 they have grown the business fivefold.
From the outset of his career, Stavros Andreadis has played an active role in various collective entities of the Hospitality and Tourism Sector, serving as the President of the Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises for eight consecutive years (2001−2008) and, consequently, being declared as an Honorary President of the Association. In 2013, Ernst & Young pronounced him “Greek Pioneer Entrepreneur of the Year”. Since 2022, Stavros holds the position of Honorary President of the Sani/Ikos Group.
Dr. Andreas Andreadis, currently the CEO and Co-Managing Partner of the Sani/Ikos Group, has served as President of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Hotel Federation, and from 2011-2017 he was President of the Board of Directors of SETE (Greek Tourism Confederation), the institutional social partner of the Greek government in the tourism sector. In parallel, he initiated the creation of Marketing Greece S.A., and INSETE (SETE Institute), two non-profit organizations dedicated to the official promotion of the Greek travel industry in cooperation with public and private institutions. Dr. Andreadis also served on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Greece from 2013 - 2016.
On receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, Stavros and Andreas Andreadis said: “We are honoured to receive the IHIF Lifetime Achievement Award alongside illustrious hospitality leaders and innovators. The Sani/Ikos story is the result of a lifetime of commitment, teamwork and passion for hospitality. With the creation of Sani Resort 50 years ago, followed by the pioneering concept of Ikos Resorts, our family business has grown into various prime destinations across the Mediterranean, welcoming guests to indulgent experiences and exemplary service from the heart. This venture, with the support of our Co-CEO and Co-Managing Partner, Mathieu Guillemin, has marked record-breaking performance, and lead to a partnership in 2022 with GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund and one of the largest investors globally. We are proud to show, through continued growth, that the resort sector is one of the most innovative hospitality segments, as well as an attractive opportunity for hospitality investors.”
The prestigious award, which sees those who have gone above and beyond to create legacies within the hospitality industry, will be presented at the annual IHIF in Berlin on May 16. Previous winners of the award include David Kong, former CEO of Best Western Hotels & Resorts, Sol Kerzner, founder and former Chairman of Kerzner International Holdings Limited, Bill Marriott, Chairman Emeritus at Marriott International and Isadore Sharp, Founder and Chairman Four Seasons.
Alexi Khajavi, Group President, Questex Travel and Hospitality, said: “The IHIF Lifetime Achievement Award recognises individuals whose careers have made a lasting impact on the hospitality sector and what Andreas and Stavros have achieved is quite incredible. Creating and growing a brand what is seen across the industry as having standard bearing attention to detail, Sani & Ikos resorts are a credit to all of the hard work put in by Andreas and Stavros. Congratulations.”
Under the headline theme, Fortune Favours the Bold, the popular industry-leading event returns following what was a terrific event in 2022, attended by 2,400 forward-thinking hospitality professionals, including investors, owners and developers.
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