Laurence Geller. Laurence Geller, the CEO of the company that owns the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort, has been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Geller, a London native, leads Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: BEE). His honor from the queen was made in recognition of Geller’s exemplary service to The Churchill Centre, along with his extensive charitable and humanitarian work in the United Kingdom, the United States and throughout the world.