Les Roches brings together the elite of hotel management: almost 200 alumni together for the first time on the Marbella campus

The Les Roches School of Hotel Management will bring together 200 former students from 57 nationalities from May 5 to 7 at the Marbella campus. The attendees are part of large hotel and tourism companies, and luxury companies such as Rami Sayess, president of hotel operations Asia Pacific of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Carlos Erburu, general director cluster Thompson & Hyatt Centric Madrid, Madeleine Barck, director of Grand Hôtel Stockholm or Jesús Ernesto Rivera, CEO of Upwind Sarl.

Les Roches has a global network of more than 14,000 alumni and is committed to standing by alumni as they develop their professional careers and after graduation. Through the Les Roches Alumni Association, graduates can further develop their personal and professional relationships and exchange new ideas with other alumni. Employability rates are close to 100%. The Les Roches Alumni Association embodies André Nierdermann (President), Carola Eckert (General Secretary), Nikoleta Hroncova (Treasurer), Kaiz Patel (CEO), Majd Abdul Khalek (entrepreneur), Walid Abou Diwan (owner of WGAD Consulting), and Elton Dalmedo (regional director Spain and Portugal of Smy Hotels). The Board of Directors of the Les Roches Alumni Association consists of André Nierdermann (President), Carola Eckert (General Secretary), Nikoleta Hroncova (Treasurer), Kaiz Patel (CEO), Majd Abdul Khalek (entrepreneur), Walid Abou Diwan (owner of WGAD Consulting), and Elton Dalmedo (regional director Spain and Portugal of Smy Hotels).

This is an excellent opportunity to reconnect with former and current colleagues from both campuses, establish contacts with industry professionals, alumni and Les Roches networking. Carlos Díez de la Lastra, CEO of Les Roches

Among the educational offer of Les Roches, the BBA Degree in Global Hotel Management and Tourism Companies stands out with five specializations that allow developing a detailed knowledge in a specific professional discipline (Entrepreneurship in the hotel sector, Digital Marketing Strategies, Management of hotel financial performance, Sustainable developments and practices and Development and Management of resorts); and the postgraduate and master's area with the Postgraduate Diploma in Hospitality Management, the Master in International Hotel Management, the Master in Marketing Management for Luxury Tourism, MBA in Global Hospitality Management, the Master in Hotel Strategy and Digital Transformation; as well as the Executive Master in International Hotel Management, and the Executive MBA in Global Hospitality Management, both designed exclusively for active professionals, with hybrid formats or 100% online.  

Media Contact

Anouck Weiss

Chief Communication Officer, Sommet Education [email protected]