The Season of New Beginnings: Chadi Chemaly Joins Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen as General Manager This Spring

As the city’s green spaces burst into spring bloom, Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen welcomes in a new season of leadership with the appointment of Chadi Chemaly as General Manager. Luxury hospitality leader Chadi draws on an international career of more than two decades that’s taken him from the Americas and Asia to Africa and the Middle East.

Originally from Lebanon, Chadi grew up between Beirut and both coasts of the United States. After graduating from La Salle College in Montreal, Canada with a Diploma in Hotel Management, Chadi studied Revenue Management and Real Estate and Asset Management at New York’s Cornell University. This unique blend of hospitality and business knowledge alongside his drive and ambition laid the foundations for a dazzling global career.

Chadi’s journey as a luxury hotelier began in Charlotte, North Carolina in the USA, where he honed his skills in front office management and housekeeping at The Ballantyne, A Luxury Collection Hotel. From there, his dedication and passion took him from Al Faisaliah in Saudi Arabia to Raffles in Beijing as executive assistant manager of rooms. The dual draw of Asia and the Americas saw Chadi take over the leadership of operations for the Fairmont Mayakoba in Mexico before joining the re-opening team of Raffles Singapore as hotel manager. Charmed by a chapter in Marrakech in Morocco, Chadi joined Four Seasons Hotel Casablanca as General Manager in 2022. 

As multilingual as he is well travelled, Chadi is fluent in English, French, Arabic and Spanish. Ever the linguist, he’s excited to polish his Mandarin in his new appointment at Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen. Chadi met his wife Yuan in Beijing and the couple look forward to exploring one of China’s greenest cities alongside their children.

“It's great to be back in China and to live and work in Shenzhen,” comments Chadi. “From my first visit, I felt inspired by the dynamic, ground-breaking energy of this economic powerhouse. The past two decades of my career have enabled me to achieve many milestones, and I can’t wait to bring that same drive to this new role. I’m excited by the potential in such a vibrant city – especially working alongside the visionary team at Four Seasons Shenzhen.”

Known as China’s “Silicon Valley,” Shenzhen provides a buzzing backdrop to Chadi’s wealth of experience and luxury hotel expertise. An art-filled, tranquil haven in its own right, Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen also provides access to the city’s mountains and verdant parks: it’s this duality of urban dynamism and soothing sanctuary that Chadi is most committed to exploring, leading the hotel to ever-evolving levels of success.