Find your path to Chris
63 people in our graph share verified history with Chris — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
About
Chris Penn is the Chief Executive Officer of Ace Hotel/Atelier Ace, appointed in January 2025, where he oversees the business and its growth. Based in London, he served as Managing Director of Ace Hotel London when it opened in 2013 and founded the UK lifestyle brand Birch in 2020, which was named Hotel of the Year 2020 by The Times and Sunday Times. Over a 25-year career in lifestyle hospitality, he has also consulted on projects including longer-stay accommodations, eco tourism, and urban lifestyle hotels, and has completed a solo swim of the English Channel.
Executive at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles
Intro paths
In turn, Chris can intro founders to Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles's investors below.
Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles's investors · 1
Co-founders at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles
Experience
- Ace Hotel / Atelier AceChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
- JONAAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- Do^2Founder2022 — 2025Europe
- Steel HotelsFounder2016 — 2022
- Performance HotelsFounder2016 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- BirchFounder2018 — 2022
- Ace Hotel LondonManaging Director2013 — 2016Shoreditch
- Flemings Hotel MayfairGeneral Manager2011 — 2013
- The Cavendish LondonHotel Manager2008 — 2011
- The StaffordResident Manager2005 — 2007
Skills & more
+12 more
Hotel ManagementStudent EngagementSocial MediaTrainingRevenue AnalysisFine DiningFood & BeverageRestaurant ManagementBanquetsLeadershipManagementTeamworkLanguages English · French · German
From Chris's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Penn?
- Chris Penn is the Chief Executive Officer of Ace Hotel/Atelier Ace, appointed in January 2025, where he oversees the business and its growth. Based in London, he served as Managing Director of Ace Hotel London when it opened in 2013 and founded the UK lifestyle brand Birch in 2020, which was named Hotel of the Year 2020 by The Times and Sunday Times. Over a 25-year career in lifestyle hospitality, he has also consulted on projects including longer-stay accommodations, eco tourism, and urban lifestyle hotels, and has completed a solo swim of the English Channel.
- Where did Chris Penn go to school?
- Chris Penn studied at Cranfield School of Management (Accelerated Talent Development Programme); Aylesbury Grammar School (A Level and GCSE).
Same school
Also attended Cranfield School of Management53
+ 47 more
Also attended Aylesbury Grammar School9
+ 3 more
