(22 June 2022, 11:13 +07)
Dusit has appointed Gilles Cretallaz as Chief Operating Officer.
Replacing
Lim Boon Kwee, who retired from the
place in May after nearly 9 years of service with the
firm, French nationwide Gilles brings to the position greater than
30 years of expertise main inns
for the Accor group throughout Turkey, China and Southeast Asia.
Gilles Cretallaz
During his illustrious profession, Gilles has overseen
pre-opening, rebranding, and operations for inns beneath luxurious
Accor manufacturers, such as Sofitel, Fairmont and Raffles. This
consists of, amongst others, serving as Regional General Manager –
Accor North Vietnam, and General Manager for the long-lasting,
award-winning Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi. He additionally
conceptualised ‘So’, Accor’s first playful luxurious model, and
established the model in Thailand as General Manager of the distinctive
Sofitel So Bangkok.
Expanding his scope regionally, internationally,
and throughout model segments, he was appointed Director of Operations
Sofitel Luxury Hotels – Thailand and Singapore, and later promoted
to Vice President Operations Upscale and Luxury Segments for
Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar,
Philippines, and the Maldives.
In his most up-to-date position, he was Senior Vice
President Operations – Southeast Asia, accountable for main
Accor’s Bangkok Office and overseeing the operations of 150
highly-rated and prestigious inns – together with 9 distinct
manufacturers – throughout Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
In his new position for Dusit, Gilles will likely be accountable for overseeing the monetary and
operational obligations of Dusit’s lodge enterprise unit,
together with all Dusit Hotels and Resorts, ASAI Hotels, Elite Havens,
white label properties, and condominiums/residences beneath property
administration, at each company and property ranges.
“I’m honoured and delighted to affix the proficient
crew at Dusit International and contribute to the corporate’s imaginative and prescient
to uniquely ship Thai-inspired, gracious hospitality to the
world,” mentioned Gilles. “Drawing on my intensive expertise in
overseeing lodge operations, model evolution, property
growth, and gross sales and advertising, I very a lot look ahead to
serving to drive sustainable enlargement of our operations in present
and rising markets, establishing new group-wide synergies to
maximise development potential, and introducing new merchandise, providers,
and experiences to counterpoint the visitor and buyer expertise and
ship enduring worth for all stakeholders.”
Fluent in French and English, Gilles holds
an Advanced Certificate in Hotel Management from the Hotel
Management School of Lausanne, Switzerland; a BTS Diploma from the
Hotel Management School of Toulouse, France; and a Baccalauréat
Technologique Diploma from the Hotel Management School of Thonon-Les-Bains,
France.
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