Michael A.H. Gaedeke-Sartori has 30+ years of business, marketing, hospitality and North Atlantic relations experience. He’s been living in Los Angeles for the past 27 years, moving from his native Ticino in Italian-speaking southern Switzerland, to oversee the revitalization of West Hollywood's historically significant Sunset Tower Hotel and a handful of other prestigious Hotel projects in the U.S. and the Grenadines. Michael is a former Board of Directors member of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, and continues furthering the interests of Swiss-German-American friendship originally started by the Sartori Family, maritime industry leaders since 1858.

For five years he was actively involved in educating young children on the use of technology. Michael is also a strong advocate for charitable causes as exemplified by his support for historic preservation, re-integration of the formerly homeless, lgbtq, and aids&hiv-related; causes. Before moving to LA, Michael was General Manager of the Hotel Eden Roc. It is Switzerland’s leading Summer Resort in Ascona/Ticino, considered one of the finest hotels in the World, located in the most beautiful Mediterranean region of Lago Maggiore, minutes from the Italian border. One of Michael’s most recent projects: Casa Monte Tabor, "Ensuring the Legacy of Erich Maria Remarque and Paulette Goddard".