Regional vice president and general manager of Four Seasons Hotel Doha Simon Casson has been recognised for the second consecutive time among the Middle East’s most powerful hoteliers and most influential industry professionals in the 4th Hotelier Middle East Power 50. Named among this year’s top 20 influential people in the industry, Casson enters the Power 50 within the top 20 at 18. The citation in Hotelier Middle East said, “A veteran of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts family — with more than two decades’ spent with the company.” Casson has been based in Doha since 2004 and has been instrumental in establishing Four Seasons Doha as a strong market leader. In 2011, he was appointed regional vice president. Casson continued to lead Four Seasons Hotel Doha to a position of market leadership in 2011 and into 2012, despite severe competition.