Benoît-Etienne Domenget named Chief Executive Officer at Sommet Education
– Sommet Education group expands its management team with the arrival of Benoît-Etienne Domenget, Chief Executive Officer, Sommet Education based in Clarens, Switzerland in January 2017. This new appointment comes in addition to the recent arrival of Fabien Fresnel, Chief Operating Officer, Sommet Education. Sommet Education encompasses Glion Institute of Higher Education and les Roches Global Hospitality Education, both among the world’s top three institutes of higher education for an international career in hospitality (TNS Global Survey, 2013). Benoît-Etienne Domenget started his career with Accor Group, managing different hotel properties in Paris before leading the strategic development of the group in Europe, Middle-East and Africa regions as Senior Vice-President Development. From 2011 to 2015, Benoit-Etienne Domenget was Managing Director of Accor Switzerland, leading the expansion of the brand portfolio in the Swiss market. In this role, he directly supervised 55 hotels and was responsible for leading the rapid growth of the network. Over the past two years, Benoit-Etienne Domenget has been leading Michel Reybier Hospitality Group, encompassing luxury hotels such as La Réserve and Victoria-Jungfrau Collection, vineyards and wellness businesses. Benoît-Etienne Domenget graduated from HEC business school in Paris. In his new role, Benoît-Etienne Domenget will be responsible for providing overall leadership and the strategic vision of Sommet Education, ensuring that the group together with its institutions becomes the market leader in hospitality management education.
