Olivier Bottois has been named General Manager of Ladera Resort in Saint Lucia, where he will assist in maintaining and elevating the resort’s standards across multiple platforms, including the primary leadership of the resort’s sales and marketing programs.

Bottois has over 25 years in executive management at the world’s most luxurious hotels, with experience extending to food and beverage as well. He is a past board member and Vice Chancelier Culinaire of the Chaine des Rotisseurs and member of The James Beard Foundation, where Ladera’s Executive Chef Orlando Satchell has been an honored guest chef. The intention is to take Dasheene, Ladera’s award-winning restaurant, to even higher culinary acclaim.

Bottois comes to Ladera following three years in Montreal as General Manager of the five-star Hotel Le St James, a Leading Hotel of the World, and as Principal of Lussoria Management, a consulting and asset management firm catering to boutique luxury hotels and resorts. For six years prior, he was at the helm of two grand luxury lodges in upstate New York. At The Whiteface Lodge, Lake Placid, he served as opening Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director.

Under his stewardship, the lodge was awarded an AAA Four-Diamond Award, Robb Report’s “Best of the Best” in 2006 and was on Condé Nast Traveler’s 2006 “Hot List.” Prior, he was General Manager of the Lake Placid Lodge, a Relais & Châteaux property rated in the top 10 resorts in North America by Departures during his tenure. He was also CEO of the Oheka Hotel and Estate on Long Island, a member of Small Luxury Hotels known for hosting celebrity weddings and for its desirability as a filmmaking location.

From 1992–2001, he served in various room and F&B management roles with the Toronto-based global luxury brand, Four Seasons Resorts & Hotels. Born and educated in France, Bottois, a third-generation hotelier, launched his hospitality career at Hotel Ritz and Hotel George V before accepting the position as Private Butler and Maitre D’ to French President François Mitterrand at the ElyséePalace.

Ladera  Resort, 866-290-0978, www.ladera.com