Rank #2847
Simón Pedro Barceló Vadell
Net worth $1.3B
Hotels · Spain
- Born
- Jan 01, 1966
- Age
- 60
- Source
- Hotels
- Residence
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Simón Pedro Barceló Vadell is the co-chair and largest shareholder of the Barceló Group, one of Spain's largest hotel operators and tourism companies.
- The group traces its roots to Simon Barceló, who founded the business in 1931 as a transportation company and expanded to tourism in 1954.
- In 1962, the company opened its first hotel on the island of Majorca, and through a series of acquisitions expanded overseas, starting with the Caribbean, then Costa Rica and later the U.S.
- Today Barceló has more than 300 4-star and 5-star hotels with 65,000 rooms in 30 countries.
- Barceló Vadell's cousin, Simón Barceló Tous, is co-chair but is expected to step down in 2025, when he turns 65 years of age.