The Oetker Choice of masterpiece hotels has made two significant promotions to new roles in the senior leadership team, because it continues its strong expansion. The Oetker Collection has recently added Palais Namaskar in Marrakech and Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France to its portfolio, and should be opening L’Apogée Courchevel later this year, on 11.12.13.
Philippe Perd, President and Managing Director of Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc and castle Saint-Martin, and who’s also project managing the launch of L’Apogée Courchevel, is to become Senior Vice chairman Operations and Project Development; while Didier Le Calvez, President and Managing Director of Le Bristol Paris, who’s also overseeing Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France, becomes Senior Vp Operations and Sales & Marketing.
Since 2001, Philippe Perd has played a key role in the Oetker Collection, starting within the position of Managing Director of the Château Saint-Martin & Spa in Vence. In 2005, he took over the management of the legendary Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on the tip of the Cap d’Antibes before being appointed, two years later, as President and Managing Director of the 2 masterpiece hotels within the French Riviera. In 2011, he drove some of the ambitious renovation projects to successful completion on the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Inchbald School of Design with a Certificate in Interior Design, his new role includes the conceptual development of latest hotel projects for the Oetker Collection starting with the hole of L’Apogée Courchevel on 11.12.13. Philippe Perd will supervise the operations of the hot masterpiece inside the French Alps and continue to supervise the running of castle Saint-Martin & Spa and Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc. Philippe Perd can even get the support of Frédéric Picard, who will start in early April in his new role as General Manager for Château Saint-Martin & Spa and L’Apogée Courchevel.
Didier Le Calvez joined the Oetker Collection in 2010 as President & Managing Director of Le Bristol Paris. Under his leadership, the Parisian palace implemented a variety of major new projects equivalent to the hole of the new Bar du Bristol, the Spa Le Bristol by La Prairie and Epicure, the three Michelin-star restaurant. From the recent York Plaza to the Four Seasons George V in Paris, via the Regent in Singapore and New York’s Pierre Hotel, throughout his 35 year long career, he has demonstrated his talents inside the exclusive world of luxury hotels, in addition to his like to make every hotel where he has worked a “one-of-a-kind” place. Didier Le Calvez will keep his responsibility at Le Bristol Paris and in his new role supervise Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France in addition to sales & marketing activities for the Oetker Collection.
Frank Marrenbach, CEO of the Oetker Collection, commented: “These appointments express our trust and gratitude towards a team of exceptional and award-winning hoteliers. With this great team, i’m confident that our vision to create a set of 15 masterpiece hotels within the coming years should be achieved”.