Minor Hotels has announced the appointment of Gonzalo Aguilar as Minor Hotels Europe Americas CEO from 1 January 2025. Aguilar will replace current CEO Ramon Aragones, who will retire and leave his chief executive role at the end of the year 2024. Aragones will remain a member of its Board of Directors and serve as Non-Executive Vice Chairman.

Aguilar joins Minor Hotels Europe Americas on 1 October to begin a three-month handover period with Aragones. Aguilar brings more than 30 years of industry experience to Minor Hotels. He joins the group from Marriott, where he was Chief Operating Officer for EMEA and responsible for driving growth and record earnings in the region.

Throughout his career at Marriott, Aguilar oversaw numerous milestones, including the successful integration of AC Hotels following its acquisition by Marriott. Aguilar also served as General Manager of Marriott properties throughout the Americas before moving into executive positions in Europe. He began his career at Marriott in the United States in 1994 as Restaurant Manager at the Denver Marriott Tech in Colorado.