Howard "Butch" Kerzner, CEO of Kerzner
International Holdings which includes the Atlantis resort, Paradise
Island, Bahamas, was killed along with three others in a helicopter
crash in the Dominican Republic on Oct. 11.
Kerzner, 42 years old and the son of Sol Kerzner,
chairman and founder of the company, was in the Dominican Republic
to survey potential development sites.
The crash
occurred near the tourist resort area of Sosua on the island's
north coast. He was on board with one additional passenger and two
pilots. There were no survivors.
Prior to his
appointment as CEO in January 2004, Kerzner served as the company's
president for eight years. He joined Kerzner International (then
called Sun International) in 1992 as director of international
corporate development.
Paul O'Neil,
former CEO of the company's Paradise Island operation and a current
member of the company's Board of Directors, has been appointed
acting CEO, effective immediately.
Kerzner, who had
homes in New York and the Bahamas, is survived by his wife and two
children.
Funeral
arrangements are pending.
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