Bill Walshe

Bill Walshe is a 20+ year expert and leader in the luxury hospitality industry. His extensive senior management experience spans the world’s leading international hospitality companies, including Jumeirah Group, The Doyle Collection and Kempinski Hotels & Resorts. With this depth of experience, he brings a truly global perspective to Viceroy Hotel Group.

Since taking the helm at Viceroy Hotel Group, Walshe has added nine new properties across Chicago, Los Cabos, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Serbia. He's now on the cusp of opening new Viceroy branded hotels in Portugal and Panama. With the addition of these highly anticipated properties, there will be 17 hotels under management by the group worldwide.

Prior to his tenure at Viceroy Hotel Group, Walshe served as CEO of the Doyle Collection, leading the brand through its reinvention and elevating it as a modern luxury urban hotel group. Prior to that, he was Chief Marketing Office for Dubai-based Jumeirah Group, where he fostered tremendous growth internationally and was recognized as a worldwide hospitality leader.

Walshe’s passion lies in creating hospitality brands that deliver a contemporary interpretation of luxury built on the solid fundamentals of good old-fashioned hotel-keeping. He's regarded for championing Viceroy’s core ideology, which focuses on a purpose-driven approach to hospitality and cultivating a sense of pride among colleagues. Because of his unique vision, Walshe has been featured as an expert in a number of publications and talks including Tedx, The Wall Street Journal, Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Bloomberg Businessweek, Skift, HOTELS, Hotel Business and more.