Stéphane Soret

Stéphane brings with him 25 years of experience in the global luxury hospitality industry, including 6 years in Raffles Hotel Singapore as its Wine Director, from 2009 to 2015.

Stéphane's hotelier journey saw him holding positions as Head Sommelier at the some of the top hotels and restaurants in India, Dubai, London, Paris and more. Most recently, Stéphane was Executive Director of Beverage for MGM MACAU and MGM COTAI, where he spearheaded the conceptualisation and development of the beverage programme and directed its operations as part of the pre-opening team amidst the competitive Macau market.

As the first-ever Wine Director of Raffles Hotel Singapore in 2009, Stéphane developed and managed the wine programme for the hotel. Some of his key accomplishments include Raffles Grill being awarded the Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence for five consecutive years from 2010 to 2014, as well as a successful design and launch of a private wine label for nine Raffles Hotel properties in 2012.

Stéphane has been an official judge on Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rhone & Asian Wine Panel for Decanter UK and China since 2008. He has also attained the Commandeur d'honneur de la Commanderie du Bontemps and the Officier de l'ordre des Coteaux de Champagne in the Hong Kong chapter in 2014 and 2015.

Stéphane holds an advanced certificate in Wine & Spirits from Wine & Spirit Education Trust, Bachelor of Business Administration as well as a Bachelor of International Hotel Management from CMH Hospitality Management School in Paris.