Stakis Hotels was a hotel company in the

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led by Sir Reo Stakis, headquartered in

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History

The company was founded by Reo Stakis in the 1930s. It was sold to

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in 2000 for £1.2 billion. Following the sale, many of the Stakis top personnel were retained by Hilton and took some of the senior positions within the company including Sir

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the then CEO of Stakis, who went on to become Chief Executive of Hilton Group.

Gallery

File:Hilton Glasgow Grosvenor hotel - geograph.org.uk - 593697.jpg, The ''Grosvenor Hotel'', a former Stakis property in Glasgow, now owned by Hilton File:Hilton Hotel, Dundee Riverside (Cropped Derivative Version).jpg, Built as the ''Stakis Earl Grey'', this hotel in Dundee was latterly run as a Hilton until its demolition in 2013

References

Defunct hotel chains Scottish brands Hotel chains in the United Kingdom {{UK-hotel-stub