Sol Kerzner| 1935–2020Statement from the Kerzner family:Solomon (Sol) Kerzner, one of the world’s most innovative hoteliers, founder of the Southern Sun hotel group, Sun International and Kerzner International, has died of cancer surrounded by his family at the Kerzner family home, Leeukoppie Estate, in Cape Town, South Africa. From his earliest hotels, Sol Kerzner was guided by a single driving imperative: to ‘Blow away the customer’. In 2006, Butch Kerzner, who had recently assumed the role of CEO of Kerzner International, was tragically killed in a helicopter accident while scouting for sites in the Dominican Republic. In 2014, Kerzner finally decided to exit Kerzner International and retired as Chairman of the company. Sol Kerzner will be buried at a small, private funeral with only immediate family in attendance.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2020 18:54 UTC