Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> April 27, 2001

Simon Sherwood – Orient-express Hotels Ltd (oeh)

SIMON M.C. SHERWOOD has been president of Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., a company quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, since 1994. OEH was formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sea Containers Ltd., which Mr. Sherwood joined in 1991. Prior to this post, Mr. Sherwood spent several years as a manager with the Boston Consulting Group spearheaded strategic consulting projects. Born in Oxford, England, Mr. Sherwood is a graduate of Cambridge University where he studied natural sciences and specialised in experimental psychology. He attended Harvard Business School from 1984 to 1986, earning an MBA with distinction. Fluent in Spanish, Italian and French, Mr. Sherwood enjoys skiing, tennis and scuba diving. Profile
TWST: Could we begin with a brief historical sketch of the Orient-

Express Hotels and then a profile of the company as it is now?

Mr. Sherwood: Orient-Express Hotels actually started about 25