Kathleen Taylor, president and CEO of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, will receive the 2011 International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) Pioneer Award at the Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS), January 24-26, 2011, in San Diego. In her 21 years at the company, she has helped expand its portfolio to 82 properties in 35 countries. During her tenure, she has served as COO and president of Worldwide Business Operations, where she oversaw all aspects of the business side of the company, including direction of Four Seasons worldwide hotel and residential product design, construction and development activities, managing the company's acquisition and corporate planning, overseeing the corporate finance and legal affairs groups, and the corporate human resources and corporation administration areas.