Ricci Orbertelli - FIH MI

Chairman

Ricci Obertelli Consultants

Riccardo was appointed to his current position as CEO/VP of Operations for the Dorchester Group in 1996. Previous to this he was General Manager and a Director of The Dorchester, London. After a training course in Hotel Management in his native Italy, he gained extensive experience at some of London’s most prestigious five star hotels, including Claridge’s, The Savoy and The Ritz. He then joined the Four Seasons/Inn on the Park In 1986 he was invited to join The Dorchester as Manager with specific and overall responsibility for supervising the two-year complete refurbishment. Whilst at The Dorchester he was named Personalite de l’Annee , Hotelier of the Year and Independent Hotelier of the World. During his time as General Manager, the Dorchester was named Hotel of the Year by numerous publications. Ricci left the Dorchester in 2008 and is now a consultant.