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Pascal Leprou has been appointed as General Manager at Mövenpick Hotel Paris Neuilly

En effet, à compter du 19 Décembre 2012, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts reprendra les opérations de l’établissement actuellement exploité sous le nom de Courtyard by Marriott à Paris Neuilly (58 boulevard Victor Hugo). L’accord de gestion représente un jalon déterminant puisqu’il porte à 100 le nombre d’hôtels gérés par le groupe, établissements existants ou projets en cours de développement. Pascal Leprou, âgé de 49 ans, prend les rênes de l’établissement. Diplômé de l’Ecole hôtelière de Paris, il a exercé ses compétences auprès des groupes Hyatt Hotels & Resorts et Starwood Hotels & Resorts. Intuitif et homme de terrain, Pascal Leprou sera donc chargé de la direction du premier hôtel en France du groupe hôtelier suisse. Il souligne « La philosophie et les fondements de Mövenpick reposent sur une relation privilégiée avec ses clients au travers d’un service sans défaut ainsi qu’une grande attention au détail. Par ailleurs, ce n’est pas ce que nous allons faire qui sera important mais comment nous allons le faire ».

Mövenpick Lausanne GM Christian Kramer has been named “General Manager of the Year 2012 (upscale category)” at 13th annual Worldwide Hospitality Awards

The General Manager of the Mövenpick Hotel Lausanne in Switzerland has received a highly respected honour in the 13th annual Worldwide Hospitality Awards which took place in Paris on November 12, 2012. The Worldwide Hospitality Awards 2012, organised by the MKG Group (www.hospitality-on.com) also recognised Kramer’s major contribution to sustainability in every aspect of the daily hotel operations, resulting in a Green Globe certification of 91 percent (from 100 achievable).

Philippe Labbé, Executive Chef at Shangri-La Hotel, Paris has been named "Cuisinier of the Year 2013" at Gault & Millau

Executive Chef Philippe Labbé is ending 2012 on a high note, for this week he was named “Cuisinier of the Year” by Gault & Millau. This honour follows the unanimously enthusiastic public acclaim for the three restaurants at Shangri-La Hotel, Paris: the gastronomic restaurant L’Abeille now has five toques, while Shang Palace, exclusively dedicated to Cantonese-influenced Chinese cooking, has three toques. Established over 40 years ago, the Gault & Millau brand was created by Henri Gault and Christian Millau, two journalists who were passionate about culinary creativity, vision and quality – in fact, they invented the concept of nouvelle cuisine, which dominated the 1980s and changed the way the world looked at gastronomy. Acquired by Otium Capital in 2009, the Gault & Millau brand continues to champion exceptional creativity and its publications and products – a magazine, travel guides, tours and online platforms – remain among the most recognised and highly respected in the French gastronomy and travel categories.

Nicolas Béliard has been appointed as General Manager at The Peninsula Paris

The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited (00045) (HSH), parent company of The Peninsula Hotels, announces the appointment of Mr. Nicolas Béliard as the GM of The Peninsula Paris, starting January 2013. Mr. Beliard joined HSH in 2009 as Resident Manager of The Peninsula Hong Kong. Born in France and educated in the US with a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University, a Master of Business Administration from the Crummer Graduate School of Management and a Master of Management in Hospitality from the Cornell School of Management, Mr. Beliard began his hotel career in St. Tropez, France. He progressively reached senior positions with international luxury hotels such as Four Seasons hotels in New York, Paris, the West Indies and Geneva, as well as Mandarin Oriental hotel in Miami. His most recent position was as GM of The Peninsula Bankok.

Maurizio Redaelli has been named General Manager at Hotel Castille Paris - Starhotels

Starhotels Collezione has appointed Maurizio Redaelli as General Manager of Castille Paris, the Starhotels Collezione hotel in the heart of Paris which has recently undergone a €20 million renovation and has been awarded a fifth star. Maurizio began his career in the hospitality industry at the Geneva Hotel Management School in Switzerland. From 1996 to 2003 Maurizio took up several appointments in the UK, including Hilton Worldwide, Celtic Manor Resort in South Wales and Jolly Hotel St. Ermin in London. From here Maurizio was appointed Deputy General Manager at Jolly Hotel Lotti in Paris, General Manager at Jolly Hotel du Grand Sablon in Brussels and General Manager at Hotel Lotti in Paris.

Florence Dubois has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at Le Royal Monceau, Raffles Paris

Omer Acar, General Manager of Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris, has announced the appointment of Florence Dubois as Director of Sales & Marketing, Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris. Ms Dubois has joined Le Royal Monceau, Raffles Paris, following 13 years with GLA Hotel group, as Director of Sales and Marketing from 1999, and Vice President Sales and Marketing from 2009 onwards.