PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION

Chairman and CEO, AccorHotels, a global hotel company, Paris, France (since 2013)

PRIOR BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

CEO, Europe Colony Capital, a private investment firm (1997-2013) 

Group Managing Director, CEO and General Manager, Immobilière Hôtelière (1992-1997)

Began Career in 1985 in U.S. finance sector, becoming Vice President, M&A,  PaineWebber 

CURRENT PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS

General Electric

AccorHotels, including Accor Acquisition Company

PAST PUBLIC COMPANY BOARDS

Huazhu Group

Carrefour

Banyan Tree Holding

OTHER POSITIONS

Vice Chairman, Supervisory Board, Gustave Roussy Foundation, cancer research funding

Chairman, Safar Ventures

EDUCATION

Sorbonne University 

MA (Economics), Sorbonne University