May 28, 2013

Francois Regis Simon has been appointed as Hotel Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Shenzhen

Updated January 26, 2015

A native of Brittany, Francois is a graduate of Hotel Management School in Strasbourg, France. He was introduced into the world of hospitality as a corporate management trainee for a global chain, earning for him a meteoric rise up the food and beverage ladder, which included positions as restaurant manager and banquet manager on both sides of the English Channel - London and Paris. In 2003, he joined the iconic Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris as Assistant Director of Room Service. One year later, he was promoted to department head and subsequently to Assistant Food & Beverage Director overseeing the operations of the Hotel's legendary Michelin starred LeCinq restaurant. Seven years later, Francois crossed the ocean for the Far East to pick up his promotion as the Food & Beverage Director at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, where two Michelin starred restaurants reside under one roof. Two years later and a promotion to Hotel Manager, Francois made a quick border crossing to Shenzhen to be part of the Hotel's pre-opening team to oversee all departments under the extensive Food & Beverage and Rooms divisions, which include Security, Front Office and Executive Lounge, Concierge, Bell Services, Business Centre, PABX, Spa/Fitness Centre, and Housekeeping.

Francois Regis Simon is an alumnus of Lycée Hôtelier Alexandre Dumas | Strasbourg Illkirch .

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