Mentors
MSc in Hospitality and Tourism Management students will each benefit from support and guidance during their studies from a professional mentor.
Isabelle Coté
Cumulating over 15+ years of expertise in hospitality, cruise, and tourism industry Isabelle is 100% driven by hands-on day to day operations. As a highly collaborative manager she leads from the front.
Trained in Quebec City, Montreal and Paris in Hotel Management, Business management of a Tourist destination and Economic development of international tourism, she has a global vision of this wonderful industry that is travel & tourism. With over 10 years of concrete experience in this field she is a dynamic French, English and Spanish speaking mentor who will be more than happy to share her passion.
She recently founded Isabelle Côté – Guest Logistics.ca and wishes to offer a unique freelance formula of operational support & on-site training to ports, cruise terminals, ground handlers and destinations.
Céline Vadam
Céline is a very motivated International Hotel and Tourism professional with an international background.
She has worked for Horwath HTL and STR Global as a consultant.
Céline is currently teaching Sustainable Hospitality at MBA level.
Zineb Mansour
Zineb is a talented professional who is proficient in many languages and an expert in online marketing.
She worked for Yahoo! and developped her talents in Middle East. She is now involved in Tech Companies, like Task Spotting in Dubai which specializes in crowd sourcing & online word-of-mouth.
Romain Saada
Director of Revenue Management at Outrigger Hotels & Resorts in Thailand.
Always dedicated to hotel distribution and revenue management, he obtained his Master degree at La Rochelle University and was also awarded certification from Cornell University.
He has worked for Accor in USA, Shangri La Hotels and Emaar Hospitality in Dubai, and Sun Resorts Hotels in Mauritus. Romain is skilled at bringing people together and is always informed about trends in hotel distribution.
Ludivine Schock
Coordinates the recruitment at Ritz Paris for the reopening of the hotel.
She holds a Master degree in hospitality management with a specialization in human resource management.
She has international experience from working in Thailand, and she is today well aquainted with the network of palaces in Paris.
Benjamin Chevalier
Master degree in International Hospitality Management.
Finance Manager with strong analytical and strategic skills who has worked in a range of corporations across the globe.
Benjamin successfully obtained his first position thanks to a European contest at Hilton Hotels & Resorts.
Isabelle Chety
She is a perfect example of merging expert connaissance du terroir à la française with worldwide luxury hospitality management.
Having worked for Ritz Carlton, ResidenSea, she understand the needs of customers and how to satisfy them with a F&B team.
Jean Cranney
He is a junior hospitality management consultant with plenty of potential, and a plethora of skills.
He obtained an MBA in Hospitality and Luxury Management, and discovered many aspects of hotel management, from concierge, to restaurant and hiring talents.
Dany Panero
General Manager at HSF espace formation, French Polynesia. She is known for her knowledge of tourism destination management.
For many years she has succeeded in a tough environment in the international development of Tahiti and islands.
Ghassan Khater
Hospitality consultant with a background in operations, education and investment.
He has this charisma and wisdom that characterizes the hospitality professionals. Graduated from Les Roches, and IEMI-CMH academy, Ghassan was a professor and academic director. Ghassan is now supervising a project for Education in the Middle East.
Simon Martin
Programs Regional Manager at IECD with a lot of experience in South East Asia.
Simon was Chief Officer a Hotel & Catering School with a background Rooms Director for Shangri La (Beijing) and Intercontinental (Montreal) for several years.
He is totally dedicated to sustainable development in education in tourism and hospitality.
Robbie Nasser
Robbie, Master graduate, is a high flying professional who reaches his goals.
He has worked for several years at Omni Hotels & Resorts and in many different roles such as a director of front office, rooms operations and is now a general manager.
Robbie is an excellent host and values the importance putting the customer first.
Laure Piguet
Is a seasoned Human Resources Professional with a Master’s Degree in International Management of Human Resources and in Hospitality Management.
She is an expert in HR across many countries and has worked for Crowne Plaza, Intercontinental Resort & Spa and McDonald in New Zealand.
