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Chris Penn
Founder at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles
London, England, United Kingdom
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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.
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- 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.
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