History Four Seasons Hotel and Residences in Yorkville, TorontoĬanadian businessman Isadore Sharp founded Four Seasons in 1960. As of January 2022, Cascade Investment owns 71.25% and Kingdom Holding Company owns 23.75%.
Since 2007, Bill Gates (through Cascade Investment) and Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal (through Kingdom Holding Company) have been majority owners of the company. Four Seasons currently operates more than 100 hotels and resorts worldwide. Four Seasons Hotels Limited, trading as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, is a Canadian luxury hotel and resort company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
