Ted Teng

President and Chief Executive Officer

Ted Teng was appointed president and chief executive officer of The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., in September 2008. Based in New York, he is responsible for overseeing the activities and operations of the company’s 26 worldwide offices. Mr. Teng manages the development of the strategic business plan of the brand, as well as the direction and administration of the programs and services it provides to its more than 450 hotel members. In addition to prioritizing business opportunities and maximizing resources, he directs the long- and short-term operational effectiveness of the organization, while promoting its mission and core values of excellence. Mr. Teng also holds a seat on the company’s board of directors. Immediately before joining the organization, Mr. Teng was the principal and chief executive officer of Prime Opus Partners, LP, a hotel investment and operations firm he founded in 2006. Concurrently, he held the position of executive-in-residence and was actively involved through various volunteer leadership roles at the School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University. Throughout his 30-year career in the hospitality industry, Mr. Teng has been responsible for the growth of some of the most prominent brands in the world. For five years he was president, chief operating officer of Wyndham International, Inc., where he oversaw the core branded hotel products, as well as the company’s third-party management operations, comprised of over 200 properties generating USD 2.5 billion in annual revenue. He also served as president, Asia-Pacific, for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., immediately following the merger of Starwood Lodging, Westin, and Sheraton. He oversaw the integration of that company’s branded hotel operations in the region, and was responsible for the operating and financial performance of over 70 hotels and resorts in 17 countries. New projects executed during Mr. Teng’s tenure included the St. Regis in Shanghai, the first international W in Sydney, the highest quality Four Points Hotel in Sydney, the Sheraton in Sapporo, and the Westin Kyoto. Mr. Teng was formerly the president of Asia-Pacific for Westin Hotels, where he was credited with having achieved significant growth in the number of hotels, including the launch of notable new flagships in Sydney, Melbourne, Guam, Kula Lumpur, Awaji Island, Taipei, and Shanghai. Before coming to Westin, he was with ITT Sheraton, where he served for 14 years in a variety of senior and strategic capacities in operations, finance and development in North America, Hawaii and Asia. Most notably, Mr. Teng successfully negotiated the first ITT Sheraton equity investment in China in a multi-use project that included today’s St. Regis Beijing. A graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, Mr. Teng has an MBA from the University of Hawaii. Born in Shanghai, China, he grew up in Hong Kong, emigrated to the U.S. at age 13 and became a U.S. citizen soon after.