Gencom
Laurens Fuchs has extensive experience in finance and asset management within the hospitality industry. Laurens currently holds a senior position at Gencom and previously worked at companies such as Ian Schrager Company, Turnberry Associates, Marriott International, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company LLC, and Sonesta Hotels. Laurens holds a Certificate in Hotel Real Estate and Asset Management from Cornell University, an MBA from Tulane University, and attended hotelschool heerlen for their undergraduate studies.
Gencom
Gencom is a U.S.-based investment firm that owns, operates and develops prized real estate around the world, with an emphasis on luxury hotels, resorts and branded residential properties; and which is also an active owner and investor in hospitality operating platforms. Gencom’s current real estate portfolio is comprised of some of the world’s most iconic hotels, resorts, and destinations which are amongst the leading properties in the industry with key operating partners such as Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, Rosewood, Auberge, Fairmont, Hyatt, Marriott and St. Regis. Founded more than 40 years ago, Gencom has grown to become one of the nation’s leading firms specializing in the development and management of luxury resort and residential properties, alongside full-service hospitality operating platforms. Today, the Gencom portfolio is comprised of nearly $8 billion in assets under management and includes 23 owned assets in operation or under development with over 7,000 hotel rooms around the world; in addition to 240 properties spanning over 40 locations, comprised of 50,000 keys through its third-party management affiliate, Pyramid Global Hospitality, which oversees hotel property management and operations throughout the U.S. and Europe; and over 2 million square feet through affiliate, Convene, a hospitality company that designs, builds, and manages premium meeting, event, and flexible office spaces.