The Masterpiece Collection

More than 30 years of strategic leadership and operating and development experience in the luxury hospitality sector.

• CEO of AMAALA, a Public Investment Fund owned, $25.0 billion giga-project on the coast of the Red Sea offering ultra luxury hospitality spanning over 3,600 sq kilometers.
• Senior executive at Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, and Caesar’s; opened 25 hotels/resorts.
• EVP & COO Operations and Development, Sands China & Melco Resorts & Entertainment, developed and operated mega-projects in Macau.
• Developed luxury resorts in Asia, Middle East, and Americas.
• Master’s in Management, Cornell University School of Hotel Management.

Edward Mady was named Hotelier of the World by Hotels Magazine in 2017 and in 2020 was named one of the 25 most influential citizens of greater Los Angeles by Angeleno magazine.

In his illustrious career, he has achieved numerous awards for hotels in the Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond and Michelin Star categories, placing him in the upper one percent of award winners who have run hotels in America.

Earlier, he held the position of General Manager of The Beverly Hills Hotel and Regional Director for Dorchester Collection, overseeing Hotel Bel-Air. Prior to this Mady spent two decades with The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, where he played a pivotal role in earning two Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards

More than 30 years of hotel real estate acquisition, development, operations, and financing experience with a successful track record of investment performance that includes deal sourcing and execution.

Andy has been CFO of two publicly traded REITS in the USA for FelCor Lodging Trust and has completed more than $15.0 billion in capital market transactions. Earlier, he held investment banking and corporate banking positions with Bank of America, N.A. and Citibank, N.A. He holds an M.B.A. from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.

Andy is the senior financial and investment advisor to The Masterpiece Collection Ltd. As an investor in hospitality real estate and principal of EMA Lodging and Beacon Hospitality Advisors, he operates an international hospitality platform providing advisory, asset management and transaction services.

Drew is an accomplished development executive and entrepreneur across the fields of project management, entitlements, environmental sustainability, and master-planned resort development with coastal area focus.

His projects have ranged from $100 million to $500 million, and are founded on the belief that culture and educational aspects, and preservation and enhancement of environmentally sensitive resources can work in partnership with optimizing financial success.

He initially honed his expertise working in the public sector as the former Planning Director with the City of Malibu, California, and City Planner with the City of Indio, California.  Educated in urban and regional planning, Drew’s areas of expertise are identifying the appropriate property for a desired project, negotiating property acquisition, developing and managing the project entitlement process, and envisioning and executing strategies for value-add project components related to forward-thinking land planning methods and sound development principles.

Over 30 years of strategic leadership and investing experience in the aspirational and luxury goods industry.

Group Chairman of LVMH South and South East Asia, Australia/New Zealand and Middle East Founder of L Capital Asia (now L Catterton Asia) in 2009, the largest consumer focused growth investor in Asia.

Invested in over 35 high growth brands in Asia, five of which have achieved $1 billion in annual revenues as of December 2019.

Joined Clinique La Prairie in 2016, was appointed CEO and started Clinique La Prairie International Development.

Is CEO and co-founder of Clinique La Prairie Holistic Health, a leading ultra-luxury company in the “Longevity Supplement” category.

Has more than 20 years of experience as the CEO of multiple international companies and has consulted different companies in the luxury and industrial sectors. He currently serves on different boards in the fields of Cosmetics, Health, and Genetics.

The former President of Europe, Middle East and Asia for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.

An established leader in hospitality with nearly 40 years of experience in the luxury sector across a broad range of international markets.

Served as Executive Advisor of Development and Operations for Rocco Forte Hotels and founded his own hospitality advisory business.

Recognized as one of the world’s leading hoteliers with a career spanning more than six decades.

One of the founding members of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, Schulze served as President and Chief Operating Officer of worldwide operations for the brand.

During his tenure the company was twice honored with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Schulze went on to found luxury brand Capella Hotels & Resorts.

Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras is a renowned polo player, entrepreneur, investor, spokesperson, television personality and philanthropist. He is currently the captain and co-owner of the Black Watch polo team and owns Cria Yatay, a globally successful polo horse breeding operation based in Argentina.

His luxury fragrance line, The Ignacio Figueras Collection has been expanding in stores internationally since 2020 for which a portion of the collection’s sales support the charity Sentebale, of which Figueros has been an ambassador since 2006.

Figueras is an investor and board member of Flow Water, a fast-growing premium wellness water brand in the USA, and co-founded the Figueras Design Group (FDG), a global design consultancy headquartered in Buenos Aires with offices in New York and Chicago. He is recognized around the globe for his nearly two-decade association as a spokesperson with Ralph Lauren and Ralph Lauren fragrances.