Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 27, 2001
DOUGLAS LUDWIG was appointed Executive Vice President of Four Seasons
Hotels in 1996. He is responsible for all international financial
planning, auditing, tax structuring and treasury activities for Four
Seasons Hotels. Mr. Ludwig also presides as the company Treasurer, Chief
Financial Officer and is a member of the management committee. In 1987,
he was promoted to Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer, and
joined the management committee of the company. He was made Treasurer of
the company in 1986. In 1985, Mr. Ludwig was promoted to Vice President,
Corporate Controller and Assistant Treasurer. Mr. Ludwig joined Four
Seasons in 1984 as Assistant Corporate Controller after a seven-year
career with Peat Marwick, where he was a Senior Manager in the Toronto
office with audit responsibilities for a few major international
clients. While with Peat Marwick, Mr. Ludwig was also responsible for
the administration and staffing relating to one of the major audit
groups in the Toronto office. A Chartered Accountant since 1980, Mr.
Ludwig is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants,
and an HBA graduate in business administration from the University of
Western Ontario. Profile
Mr. Ludwig: The first day of spring this year is the 40th anniversary of
Four Seasons. We are a company that has always focused
