Nicolas BéliardThe Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (00045) (HSH), parent company of The Peninsula Hotels, announces the appointment of Mr. Nicolas Béliard as the GM of The Peninsula Paris, starting January 2013. Mr. Beliard joined HSH in 2009 as Resident Manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong. Born in France and educated in the US with a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University, a Master of Business Administration from the Crummer Graduate School of Management and a Master of Management in Hospitality from the Cornell School of Management, Mr. Beliard began his hotel career in St. Tropez, France. He progressively reached senior positions with international luxury hotels such as Four Seasons hotels in New York, Paris, the West Indies and Geneva, as well as Mandarin Oriental hotel in Miami. His most recent position was as GM of The Peninsula Bankok.