Guy Simmons has been actively involved in the hospitality sector since 1974. His professional career spans the East and West coast of the United States, the Caribbean as well as Central & Eastern Europe. Guy previously worked for private and public entities managing their hotels under global brands such as DoubleTree by Hilton, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts and Radisson SAS (now Radisson Blu).

In 1992 Guy began his European hospitality carrier arriving in Szczecin Poland as a member of the Radisson Hotel Szczecin opening team. Guy then moved to Moscow, Russia to become part of the Radisson Slavjanskaya Hotel management team.

His European career continued when he transferred back to Poland to join Alex in the opening of three Holiday Inns in the country, including the Holiday Inn Kraków, Gdańsk and Wrocław. Guy later joined Alex in the opening of the iconic InterContinental Warsaw Hotel.

In the years 2005 – 2007, Guy was the Director of Operations for Domina Hotels and Resorts for Northern and Eastern Europe where he travelled extensively throughout Russia and Ukraine. From 2008 – 2011 Guy was part of Colliers’ Hospitality Department in Poland, where he was in charge of key international clients. Since his tenure in Colliers, Guy managed the construction and pre-opening activities of first the DoubleTree by Hilton in Wawer and then the Hilton Garden Inn hotel in the Kraków Airport.