Thomas MielkeLondon-based Mielke has been with HVS since 2008 and is on the company's Partnership Track Programme, working towards becoming a full-fledged partner within the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Thomas Mielke joined HVS as an Associate and has worked on executive search assignments across the EMEA region on behalf of companies such as Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Invesco, Pandox and Swiss Development Group. He is the co-author of HVS's annual European Corporate Governance Study and also helped establish its annual review of CEO turnover at the world's 50 largest hotel companies. Mielke is a qualified executive search consultant and acts as an examiner on behalf of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC). Prior to joining HVS, he worked in Germany and Spain, including with Jones Lang LaSalle focusing on hotel market studies and research publications. Born in Spain and of Swiss-German origins, Mielke is fluent in German, Spanish, French and English. He graduated from Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne and holds a Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management with a specialisation in Resort and Leisure Development.