Mr William Heinecke is Founder and Chairman of Minor International PCL.

Mr Heinecke’s leadership of Minor International has spanned close to six decades, guiding what began as a small start-up into one of the world’s largest hospitality groups. His career began at the young age of 17, when he launched his first company while still in high school. In the years that follow, he expanded what became known as Minor Hotels into a diversified global hospitality group to embrace a range of brands including Anantara, Avani, Oaks, Elewana Collection, NH Collection and Tivoli. Under his visionary leadership, Minor Hotels – which now boasts more than 560 hotels in 58 countries – was an early pioneer in eco-friendly hospitality in Southeast Asia and has since established itself as a leader in sustainable tourism development.

In his role as Chairman of the Board of Minor International, Mr Heinecke also oversees Minor Food, one of Asia’s largest restaurant companies with more than 2,500 outlets globally, and Minor Lifestyle which operates nearly 400 retail stores. Beyond his professional achievements, he is actively involved in philanthropic endeavours including the Heinecke Foundation to support education for less fortunate children, the Golden Triangle Asian Elephant Foundation to seek to improve the welfare of elephants, and the Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation to help rejuvenate the turtle population in the Sirinat Marine National Park in Thailand. He has also been involved in the St. Regis Bangkok Charity Gala and Auction held on annual basis, contributing to raising funds for nominated organisations under Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

Highly regarded for his exemplary accomplishments in hospitality, Mr Heinecke was named Entrepreneur of the Year at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards in 2022, and HOTELS Magazine’s Corporate Hotelier of the World 2017. A recipient of the Trailblazer Award at the Asian Business Leadership Forum Awards 2013, he is the author of “The Entrepreneur: 25 Golden Rules for the Global Business Manager”. He was the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand and sat on the Prime Minister’s Foreign Investment Advisory Council. Mr Heinecke’s contributions continue to inspire and transform, making him stand out as a beacon of excellence.

William Heinecke先生是美諾國際集團創始人兼董事長

William Heinecke先生領導美諾國際集團已近六十年，帶領公司由小型初創企業發展成為全球最大的酒店集團之一。他的職業生涯始於17歲，在就讀高中時便創辦了個人第一家公司。在隨後的幾年間，他將美諾酒店集團擴展為多元化的全球酒店集團，涵蓋一系列品牌，包括 Anantara、Avani、Oaks、Elewana Collection、NH Collection 和 Tivoli。在他富前瞻性的領導下，美諾酒店集團目前在63個國家擁有逾600家酒店，是東南亞環保酒店業的早期先驅，引領着可持續旅遊業的發展。

作為美諾國際集團董事會主席，William Heinecke先生同時管理在全球擁有2,500多家餐廳、亞洲最大餐飲公司之一的美諾食品（Minor Food），以及旗下擁有400 家零售商店的美諾生活時尚（Minor Lifestyle）。輝煌的工作成就以外，他還致力於慈善事業，包括創立Heinecke基金會支持貧困兒童教育、發起金三角亞洲象基金會爭取改善大象福利，以及成立邁考海龜基金會幫助保育泰國斯裡納斯國家海洋公園的海龜種群，並參與曼谷瑞吉酒店舉辦的年度慈善晚會及拍賣會，為泰國詩琳通公主殿下指定的機構籌集善款。

William Heinecke先生在酒店業的卓越成就備受推崇，在2022年亞太傑出企業獎中榮獲年度企業家，被雜誌《HOTELS》評選為2017年世界酒店企業領袖。他亦是2013年亞洲商業領袖論壇獎的開拓者獎得主，並著有《企業家：全球業務經理的25條黃金法則》。此外，他曾任泰國的美國商會主席，也是泰國總理外國投資諮詢委員會的成員。Heinecke先生的貢獻持續啟迪和推動行業變革，是業界的傑出楷模。