at Hilton International in London and Paris before joining Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, where he worked his way up from general manager to president, worldwide hotel operations. After more than 30 years with Four Seasons, Mr. Hengst retired in January 2007. He currently sits on the boards of Six Senses Hotels and Resorts; Alain Ducasse Entreprises, Paris; Duet India Hotels Fund; the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC); and the Atlantic Teater Company in New York. He also serves on advisory boards of the University of Houston Hotel School and Pearson Educational Testing and is a trustee of the James Beard Foundation. Mr. Hengst is chairman of the board of Wahanda, an Internet-based company in the spa and wellness field, headquartered in the U.K.
B
orn in Germany and raised in Australia, Wolf Hengst began his career