Profile

Steve Mitchell

Managing Director, Global Lodges
Belmond

Naturally curious, ‘Mitch’ is committed to protecting the planet’s remaining wild places by building businesses that deliver both exceptional experiences and meaningful impact, and leads the ambition for lodges across the globe for Belmond - applying the same long-term time horizon, appreciation for genuine character and reverence for heritage that the brand is renowned for, to the natural world. Previously, Mitch co-founded and spent more than a decade creating one of East Africa’s most respected luxury safari ventures, Angama, ensuring that the excitement of a start-up converted into an enduring, professional business, and led the company’s growth into its second property. Through the business and its associated non-profit, he ensured deep support of the communities and ecosystems of operation, and transitioned conservation land-use models from philanthropy to high-yield, low-impact tourism, while delivering strong commercial results and developing opportunities for the team.