Shedir Collection, the luxury hotel group founded by Eduardo Safdie and based in Rome, has announced the appointment of Simone Giorgi as CEO and Executive Asset Manager. The dual mandate, effective from 1 September 2026, marks a new stage in the managerial structuring of the group founded by Eduardo Safdie.
A Dual Mandate Spanning Management and Asset Development
In his new role, Simone Giorgi will be responsible for strengthening the integration between operational management, asset development, hotel performance and brand growth. He will work in close coordination with Eduardo Safdie, the group’s founder, as well as with partners Dario Di Domenico and Gianluca De Micheli.
Among the priorities set for his mandate are asset enhancement, portfolio development, improving operational performance and identifying new opportunities, fostering closer integration between property ownership, investment, hotel management and brand experience development.
An Executive Asset Manager Role at the Heart of Strategy
The Executive Asset Manager dimension of Simone Giorgi’s role reflects a broader trend in luxury hospitality, where the financial valuation of real estate assets is becoming inseparable from the operational management of properties. The profile selected by Shedir Collection thus combines overall responsibility for the group with direct expertise in the performance of its assets.
Writing on LinkedIn, Simone Giorgi said he was very happy and proud to begin a new professional chapter as CEO and Executive Asset Manager of Shedir Collection. He noted that joining the group at such a pivotal moment in its development represented both a major opportunity and a significant responsibility, adding that Shedir Collection had built a solid reputation in the hotel industry, driven by an ambitious entrepreneurial vision and an authentic culture of hospitality.
He went on to outline the direction he intends to give his mandate, stating that his objective would be to help turn this potential into sustainable growth by enhancing the value of the group’s assets, strengthening the brand’s positioning and creating new development opportunities, all while remaining true to the culture of hospitality at the heart of Shedir.
More Than Thirty Years in International Luxury Hospitality
Simone Giorgi joins Shedir Collection with a career spanning more than thirty years in international luxury hospitality. He has held general management positions at properties including Lungarno Collection, Park Hyatt Milano, Starhotels Luxury Collection, Il Salviatino, Villa Cora and J.K. Place Capri.
In 2025, he took charge of the Orient Express La Minerva in Rome, an experience that comes to a close with this new appointment at Shedir Collection. In 2024, he was named Virtuoso Hotelier of the Year and received the distinction of Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
On LinkedIn, Simone Giorgi also thanked Orient Express, the Arsenale property, and his colleagues and partners for this closing chapter of his career, before expressing his enthusiasm for beginning this new chapter alongside the Shedir Collection teams.
A Tighter Governance Structure to Support Growth
Shedir Collection, whose portfolio includes the Vilòn, Maalot and Umiltà 36 hotels in Rome as well as the Capri Tiberio Palace, continues on a path of consolidation and development in the Italian and international luxury hospitality segment. Simone Giorgi’s appointment forms part of this momentum, alongside a tighter governance structure built around the founder and his partners.
At a glance by The Hospitality Tribune
Simone Giorgi appointed CEO and Executive Asset Manager of Shedir Collection
Effective September 1, 2026, reporting to founder Eduardo Safdie and partners Dario Di Domenico and Gianluca De Micheli
Priorities: asset enhancement, portfolio development, improved performance, brand positioning, PropCo/OpCo evolution
Over 30 years in luxury hospitality: Park Hyatt Milano, Villa Cora, J.K. Place Capri, Il Salviatino
Previously General Manager of Orient Express La Minerva, Rome (2025-2026)
2024 Virtuoso Hotelier of the Year; Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
