AAIMHI - MBA International Hospitality Management Alumni Association

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IMHI Alumni

AAIMHI is the alumni association of the ESSEC Business School - MBA in Hospitality Management Paris, which operates independently from the school and serves over 1,300 alumni worldwide. As an ESSEC Hospitality (IMHI) alumnus, several membership options (AAIMHI, ESSEC and/or Cornell) are available to you. Your dues and donations are important to the schools and the alumni associations and they will impact the lives of both students and alumni. We thank you for your continuous support.
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Upcoming Events

Paris Get-Together
Date: Thursday Feb 16th, Mar 15th, Apr 19th, May 17th and Jun 21st with the General Assembly
Time: 7:00 pm onwards
Venue: Purple Bar
Hilton Arc de Triomphe Paris
51-57, rue de Courcelles 75 008
Metro: Courcelles, Line 2
No RSVP required

Hospitality Industry Leaders Conferences

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Coordinator: Vincent Guichard

Paris Get-Together December 15h 2011

Christmas get-together at the Hilton Arc de Triomphe is always a must. More pictures on the gallery section.

Dubai Get-Together December 12h 2011

A very friendly get-together took place at the brand new Radisson Royal, thanks to Jérôme Briet H07 and Elie Milky H07 who organized the event.

New York Get-Together November 13th 2011

A special thanks to François Luiggi H92 for taking the initiative of hosting the New York Get Together at the Setai Fifth Avenue Hotel on November 13th 2011.

London Get-Together November 8th 2011

Thanks to Sophie Perret H01 and Patrick Saade H10 for organizing the London Get Together at the Sanderson Hotel on November 8th 2011.

Geneva Get Together September 19th 2011

An informal get-together took place at the Moevenpick Hotel & Casino Geneva on September 19th . A special thanks to Nicolas Myelan H83, General Manager of this property and AAIMHI Honorary President. who hosted the event and Charlotte Regnard H03 who organized it.

General Assembly June 23rd 2011, Paris

Charles Lüthi '83 and the board have been reelected at the head of AAIMHI. Monika Moser H10 joins the board and will be heading a new project called the AAIMHI Industry Leaders Society, pertaining to networking for IMHI Alumni executives.
A very nice crowd of alumni and the students who assisted the alumni association during the entire year attended the general assembly and the traditional cocktail along with Geraldine Dobey, GM of the Hilton Arc de Triomphe.

The board of IMHI Alumni (AAIMHI)

• Charles Lüthi H83, President,
• Claire Tagand Battard H94, Secretary,
• Francis Rollin H83, Treasurer,
• Isabelle Arnaud H96,
• Eric Vincent H89,
• Marc Descrozaille H00,
• Stéphane Klein H85.
• Monika Moser H10, (newly elected)

From left to right: Monika Moser Rooms Division Director Fouquet's Barriere, Stéphane Klein owner Evandre, Eric Vincent COO groupe Flo, Claire Battard Aptitudes & Alternatives, Isabelle Arnaud Talents First, Charles Lüthi President AAIMHI, Francis Rollin Treasurer AAIMHI, Marc Descrozaille Sr.Director brand performance Hilton EMEA.

Monika Moser H10, newly elected to the board, currently Rooms Division Manager at the Hotel Fouquet's Paris, was born and raised in the industry and has been working in international hotel chains since 1994. Graduated from the IMHI one-year track in 2010, she has as well a Certificate of Hospitality Management from Cornell University in Ithaca. Previously, Monika worked as Reservations Manager during the pre-opening and opening of the Four Seasons Hotel George V, as Assistant Front Office Manager during the opening of the Hilton Arc de Triomphe and as Executive Housekeeper during the opening of the Shangri-la Hotel in Paris. Being German and having lived in countries such as Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru, Monika speaks fluent German, English, French and Spanish.

The Honorary Présidents

• Nicolas Meylan, H86 GM Mövenpick Hotel & Casino
• Eric Vincent H89, COO Groupe Flo, France
• Olivier Chavy H88, Regional Head life style / luxury brands Asia/Europe/Middle East and Africa at Hilton Worldwide, Miami USA
• Dimitri Zarikos H83, GM & Reg. Dir Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Toronto, Canada
• Marc Descrozaille H00, Sr. Director brand performance Hilton EMEA, Dubai
• Thierry Guillot H92, GM Grand Hyatt São Paulo, Brésil

Call for dues 2012 – Appel à cotisation 2012

How it works
As an IMHI alumnus (diplômé de l'IMHI) you may chose a basic subscription with the alumni association of IMHI (AAIMHI) or join the main ESSEC Alumni Association.
AAIMHI services include the IMHI alumni database, selected hospitality sector job offers and recruiting companies.

The fees are:
Active membership - 25 Euros
Couple membership - 40 Euros

Note: Do not pay the 25 Euros of AAIMHI if you decide to pay the ESSEC membership dues. The AAIMHI dues are included in the 160 Euros (or more) ESSEC dues.

How to pay the various alumni associations
To pay your IMHI Alumni (AAIMHI) dues (enter your AAIMHI Login and Password)
If you have forgotten your Login or password

To pay your ESSEC Alumni dues (which automatically include the AAIMHI dues)

To pay your ESSEC Alumni USA dues (which automatically include the AAIMHI dues)

To pay your Cornell dues as affiliate member (if you graduated from the two year program between 1983 and 2006)
If you are a first time member please contact: Christine Natsios, Director Alumni Affairs

Membership details by alumni association

Call for dues / Appel à cotisations 2012

AAIMHI is the alumni association of the MBA in ESSEC Hospitality -ESSEC Business School Paris, which operates independently from the school and serves over 1,300 alumni worldwide. As an ESSEC Hospitality (IMHI) alumnus, several membership options (AAIMHI, ESSEC and/or Cornell) are available to you. Your dues and donations are important to the schools and the alumni associations and they will impact the lives of both students and alumni. We thank you for your continuous support.

AAIMHI, ESSEC Hospitality (IMHI) alumni
For those interested only in the ESSEC Hospitality (IMHI) alumni network, activities, hospitality job offers and recruiting agencies and IMHI alumni database, you may want to join AAIMHI for 25 Euros and 40 Euros for IMHI couples.

ESSEC alumni
Should you decide to join the ESSEC alumni association and its 37 000 member network including the 1300 ESSEC Hospitality (IMHI) alumni, please note that the AAIMHI membership dues are automatically included in the ESSEC dues. ESSEC alumni's dues start at 160 Euros minimum including the 25 Euros AAIMHI membership, 200 Euros with the ESSEC alumni magazine Reflets. Furthermore they increase with the amount of add-on services to which you subscribe, but I would encourage you to consider such membership particularly if your interests lie outside the hospitality sector.

Cornell Hotel Society
ESSEC Hospitality (IMHI) Alumni who graduated from a two year program between 1983 and 2006 may also want to join the Cornell Hotel Society. The dues are US$ 90 and do not give right to the AAIMHI membership.

The IMHI and the Cornell alumni

"La Vie en Rose& was the theme for a thrilling weekend of education, fun time, networking, fine food and wine, and visits to famous sites when the EMEA region held its 49th annual meeting in Paris, May 6-9 2010. CHS president Grace Leo C77 and vice president Juliette Feeney-Timsit C84 teamed with Charles Luthi H83, IMHI Alumni Association president, and Curtis Bartosik A&S89, president of the Cornell Club of France to organize the event.

In conjunction with the meeting, the School of Hotel Administration held its first international edition of the Dean's Leadership Series at Le Méridien Etoile. Dean Michael Johnson moderated "Recovery Ahead: Hospitality and Real Estate Investment in the EMEA Marketplace," which featured panelists Puneet Chatwal H91, senior vice president and cheif decelopment officer, the Rezidor Hotel Group; Martin Kandrac C96, managing director, Blackstone Group; Russel Kett, managing director, HVS London; Kirk Kinsell MPS80, president EMEA, Intercontinental Hotels Groups; Grace Leo C77, president and owner, GLA Hotels; and Nick Turner, vice president, business development, RCI.

Organizing committee for the EMEA Regional Meeting in Paris, L to R: Curtis Bartosik, A&S89, Grace Leo C77, Juliette Feeney-Timsit C84 and Charles Luthi H83.

Dean's Michael Johnson Table.