Geneva Get-Together April 22nd

We would like to thank Carine Ehret H05 for organizing an excellent reunion of IMHI Alumni in Geneva. The event was hosted at the Grand Hotel Kempinski.  We would also like to thank all those in the region for attending this now traditional get-together. The next one will perhaps be held in Lausanne.

We would like to thank Nicolas Meylan H86 for hosting the event in his Radisson Blu Royal hotel of which he has become recently the general manager  after several years at the helm of the Radisson Blu EU. As usual alumni from Brussels or visiting Brussels have joined us for a very pleasant evening. Nicolas will continue organizing such events at least twice a year.

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.

From left to right: Stéphane Klein owner Evandre, Eric Vincent COO groupe Flo, Claire Battard Aptitudes & Alternatives, Isabelle Arnaud Talents Firts, Charles Lüthi President AAIMHI, Francis Rollin Treasurer AAIMHI, Marc Descrozaille Sr.Director brand performance Hilton EMEA

Stéphane Klein H85, newly elected to the board, was the CEO of Starbucks Coffee France and was responsible for launching Starbucks in France in 2004. He went on to open 35 branches (with an additional 8 signed) before he left three years later. Today heads his own company "Evandre" and he is also currently involved with the group of the world-renowned chef, Alain Ducasse, developping a completely new concept of restaurant.

The Honorary Présidents

• Nicolas Meylan H86 newly elected
• GM Radisson Blu Royal Brussels elected 2010
• 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

Nicolas Meylan H86 has been the GM of Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Brussels Belgium since January 2010. He previously held the position of GM for 5 years and handled the opening of the Radisson SAS Hotel E.U. in Brussels. He was also the GM of the Crowne Plaza Brussels Europe (Intercontinental Hotel till June 2002) - IHG Group for 5 years. From 1997 to 2000 he was the Hotel Manager of the Inter-Continental Hyde Park Corner Hotel - IHG Group in London. He started his career in Food and Beverage in various companies such as Inter-Continental - IHG Group Paris, France, as Regional F& B Manager France/Switzerland, the Grand Hotel Inter-Continental as Executive Assistant Manager in charge of F& B. Prior to that he held positions with Meridien USA in Boston as F& B Manager, in San Diego as Assistant to the F& B Manager, in New Orleans, as Restaurant Manager Restaurant Henri and in Houston, as Restaurant Manager of the Restaurant de France. Nicolas has been organizing our alumni get-togethers in Brussels twice a year for the past three years.