KSL Capital Partners Adds Three Industry Veterans as Senior Advisors

Builds Upon Strong Senior Advisor Roster, Providing Further Insights and Support for KSL and
Its Global Portfolio of Leading Travel & Leisure Businesses

DENVER, March 18, 2025 –KSL Capital Partners, LLC (“KSL”), a leading alternative investment firm, today announced the appointments of Tim Dattels, Alex Dichter and Ted Seides as Senior Advisors. Together, Mr. Dattels, Mr. Dichter and Mr. Seides bring a significant breadth of operational and strategic expertise to KSL’s roster of Senior Advisors, which now comprises a group of eight current or former investment and hospitality executives supporting KSL’s investment and portfolio operations.

KSL’s Senior Advisors play an integral role across the firm’s investment and portfolio management functions, expanding in step with the firm’s continued growth and the dynamic opportunities across the Travel & Leisure space. By continually enhancing its roster of top-tier internal and external talent, KSL strengthens its ability to provide valuable strategic guidance, industry insights and hands-on support to its portfolio companies – helping them to unlock long-term value creation.

“We could not be more thrilled to welcome Tim, Alex and Ted to our team,” said Eric Resnick, Chief Executive Officer of KSL. “Each of them has a track record of excellence in their respective fields, and I am confident their expertise, global perspectives, broad networks and strategic vision will benefit both our firm and our portfolio companies. I look forward to working with them and all of our Senior Advisors as we continue to maximize the impact we have and the value we create across the KSL ecosystem.”

About Tim Dattels

Tim Dattels is an accomplished private equity executive with significant experience investing in markets across the APAC region. He retired from TPG year end 2023and now serves as a Senior Advisor to the firm. Previously, he was a Partner, Chairman of TPG Asia and a member of TPG’s Executive Committee. During his 18-yeartenure with TPG, Mr. Dattels worked across San Francisco, Hong Kong, Singapore and throughout the region, leading the firm’s Asian investment operations. Prior to joining TPG in 2004, he served as a Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs & Co.

Mr. Dattels serves or has served on the Boards of Directors of Cushman &Wakefield, BlackBerry, Invest in Canada, Parkway Holdings, Pri Media Inc., Shangri-La Asia Ltd., Sing Tao News Corporation Ltd. and SF Jazz. He is currently Chairman of The Jackson Laboratory and the Chairman of Alpine Canada, the national governing body for para-alpine, ski cross and alpine high-performance ski racing in Canada. He has also been appointed by Prime Minister Trudeau to represent Canada on the APEC Business Advisory Council. In addition, he recently joined the Board of Sagard Holdings, a Montreal-based dynamic alternative asset manager.

About Alex Dichter

Alex Dichter brings decades of experience supporting companies in the global Travel& Leisure sector. He most recently served as a Senior Partner with McKinsey and Company where he led the firm’s global Air and Travel practice for more than 20 years. Mr. Dichter has served clients in the airline, hotel, cruise and private aviation sectors in nearly every geography of the world. His consulting work cut across functions, ranging from broad restructurings tof unction-specific performance improvement. Mr. Dichter is a frequent speaker and writer on travel industry topics and was named to the 2024 SKIFT Travel Power Rankings, a list of the 30 most influential people in the travel sector.

Mr. Dichter also chairs the Board of Directors at Hurtigruten Expeditions, the world’s largest expedition cruise line. Prior to joining McKinsey, Mr. Dichter wasa pilot and instructor for Continental Airlines.

About Ted Seides

Ted Seides is the founder of Capital Allocators, a platform that includes podcasts, gatherings, education, and advisory. Mr. Seides launched the Capital Allocators podcast in 2017, which has since become widely recognized as the top institutional investing-focused podcast. In September 2024, Mr. Seides published “Private Equity Deals,” his third book, which includes a collection of case studies exploring the stories behind some of the most notable transactions in the private equity industry.

Mr. Seides previously worked under David Swensen at the Yale Investments Office, invested directly at three of Yale’s managers and co-founded and served as Co-CIO of Protégé Partners, a multibillion-dollar alternative investment firm that invested in and seeded small hedge funds.

About KSL Capital Partners

KSL Capital Partners, LLC is a private equity firm specializing in travel and leisure enterprises in five primary sectors: hospitality, recreation, clubs, real estate and travel services. KSL has offices in Denver, Colorado; Stamford, Connecticut; New York, New York; and London, England. KSL invests across three primary strategies through its equity, credit and tactical opportunities funds. KSL's current portfolio includes some of the premier properties in travel and leisure. For more information, please visit www.kslcapital.com.

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