Senior Consultant- Hospitality & Travel Industry, France & United Arab Emirates

Chris has extensive experience in multiple facets of the Hospitality and Travel Industry. His more than 40 years career spans the globe in senior positions with groups like Utell International, Meridien Hotels, American Airlines, Club Med, Swissôtel. He was a consultant for Valamar Hotels and Resorts at its head office in Zagreb from 2003 to 2005 in different areas including Business Strategy, Branding, Distribution, Sales, Information Technology, Human Resources.

He moved to Dubai as Vice President Hospitality Asset Management for MAF (Majid Al Futtaim) in 2005 and subsequently worked for the Ruler’s Court as Vice President Hospitality for Meraas. In 2010 he moved to Doha, Qatar as CEO of ARTIC (the hospitality subsidiary of Al Faisal Holding). He was also Vice President Hospitality Asset Management for KCREC based in Kuwait and London.

He is nowadays based in Paris and Dubai working on hotel acquisitions, development, asset management; he has an extensive knowledge of how business gets transacted in the Gulf countries. Fluent in six languages he was based for his work in twelve cities across all continents; he continues to travel extensively for his work.