Our past
Agility was formerly known as Thunderbird Resorts and for three decades developed its own real estate and hospitality operations in emerging markets in Asia, Latin America and Europe. We earned deep expertise in restaurants, bars, event centers, resorts and urban hotels. Pre-covid, we divested most investments and began to transition our business model as described below.
Agility today
We are a publicly traded investment & advisory serving the restaurant and real estate sectors. Agility has over 400 employees and its corporate team members are based in the United States, Switzerland and Panama. Our officers and directors are listed at the bottom of this page.
We support high-margin restaurant scale
The Group has announced: 1) Investments into three restaurant brands that it believes have the potential for high net operating margins and unit scale; and 2) The formation of a Management Consultancy that supports restaurant growth & scale under the brand DineRock.
We repurpose real estate into its best use
The Group has announced that it is repurposing 72,000 ft2 of offices in Miraflores, Lima, Peru into approximately 73 apartments. The Group continues to seek other opportunities (in the US and Latin America) in its core areas of residential, flexible office and hospitality.
Company officers
We are a resilient team that has developed in the emerging markets for over twenty years.
SALOMON GUGGENHEIM
Executive Chairman
Mr. Guggenheim joined the Group in 2002 as Board Director. His experience includes Managing Director of Rabo Investment Management Ltd., and CEO for Ecopowerstations Ltd., a corporation dealing with pollutant-free & emission-free wind power stations. Mr. Guggenheim was CEO of Agility in 2013-2023, and then moved to Executive Chairman. He can be reached at [email protected].
PETER LESAR
CEO & CFO
Mr. LeSar has been the CFO of the Group since June 2011. He has also worked as President of its Asian businesses (1,400 employees and $55M in revenues) and as Vice President of Business Development at the Group level. Mr. LeSar is also the founder of two restaurants recognized by The World’s 50 Best in its Discovery Series and is the author of the book Restaurant Strong. Mr. LeSar can be reached at [email protected].
YAZMINA ESCOBAR
General Counsel
Ms. Escobar joined the group in 2008 and was promoted to Latin America Regional Counsel in 2011. She has led many of its transactions. Ms. Escobar received her Law Degree with honors in Panama and a Master's in Law & Economics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has also post-graduate studies in International Arbitration & Stock Markets. Ms. Escobar can be reached at [email protected].
Independent board members
Highly experienced independent directors who have guided the company for years.
RETO STADELMANN
Independent Director
Mr. Stadelmann joined the Group as Director in 2021. He studied law at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. His experience includes Global Co-Head of Foreign Exchange and Money Market at UBS AG, Global Co-Head of Macro at UBS AG and he has been a member of the UBS Investment Bank Board.
STEPHAN FITCH
Independent Director
Mr. Fitch joined the Group as Director in 2016. His experience includes co-founder & Managing Director of London-based IAG Holdings Ltd. (IAGH), specializing in international merchant banking, and has been in investment banking in start-up, venture capital & small-capitalized public companies.
