Roland DEBS, Cluster General Manager

Roland DEBS

Cluster General Manager

Paris 17 Hotels

Location
France
Education
Master's degree, International Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Administration
Experience
23 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 9 Months

Cluster General Manager at Paris 17 Hotels
  • eu,623,0
  • July 2017 to July 2022

Restructuring and modernization of two hotels located in 17th Arrondissement in Paris: the Mirific Hotel (3 Stars, 65 keys) and the 121 Paris Hotel (3 Stars, 32 keys). A particular focus on rate restructuring, yield and revenue management, as well as cost control, enabled a 62% revenue increase in 2017 and costs savings by 6%.

Area General Manager at Cristal Hospitaliy Group
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • October 2015 to May 2017

Direct Management of two properties:
-Grand Cristal Ishtar, Baghdad, Iraq (5 Stars, 307
Keys)
-Cristal Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq (5 Stars, 95 Keys)

Pipeline:
-Masaya Hotel & Residences by Emerald, Erbil, Kurdistan Iraq (4 Stars, 200 Keys)
-Cristal Royal Hotel, Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq (5 Stars, 156
Keys, Expected 2019)
-Cristal Grand Erbil Hotel, Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq (5
Stars, 160 Keys, Expected 2019)
-Sanctuary Hotel, Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq (5 Stars 120
Keys, Expected 2019)
-HMA's (Hotel Management Agreements)
-TSA (Technical Services Agreement)
-Pre-Opening
-Sales and Marketing strategy
-Recruitment and assessment
-Team restructuring
-Budget adjustment
-Survival strategy in harsh environment
-Raising product in 2 month of time
-Brand market awareness
-Best entertainment in town
-Restructuring and implementing purchasing policies
and Procedures.
-Re-sizing the manning/Department

General Manager at Bristol Hotel Amman
  • Jordan - Amman
  • November 2014 to August 2015

One of the most charming boutique hotels in Amman with a prime corporate location.
Full product rejuvenation.
-Re-Positioning
-Revamping of entire services and reorganization of the offering
-Renovation follow up
-Recruitment
-Re-Branding
-Revising policies & procedures
-Entire product up scaling
-Systems switching (Fidelio to Opera)
-Rate restructuring
-Clear Market segmentation strategy
-Cost control through; complete purchasing restructuring and monitoring of use and mis-use of the site facilities.
-Sorrow and close follow up on departmental activity and productivity.
www.bristolamman.com

Head Of Hospitality Division (Consultant) at Tivoli Dome Hotels & Resorts (Spear International Holding)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • January 2014 to November 2014

Manage, lead, continue and start up the hospitality division.
Leading the teams successfully.
Developing and managing new business.
Strong background in hospitality and hotel development.
Excellent organisational skills.
Background working in the hotel aspect and working knowledge of how to develop and operate hotels.
-Working knowledge of Facilities Manager for hotels
-Proven track record of leading and managing hospitality
businesses
-Ability to implement, KPIs, SOPs, and P&Ps
-Snag checklists
-Purchasing & Sourcing
-Departmental setup & recruitment: Administration, Rooms Division, Maintenance, Security...
-Yield & pricing; budget forecasting.

Chief Executive Consultant at GuestVisor
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • May 2012 to January 2014

• Full project conception & development
• Business planning
• Operating budget
• Short, mid and long term projection
• Market trend analysis
• Market needs identification
• Marketing & exposure planification
• Cash flow projection & estimation.
• Third party tendering.
• Partnership conclusion.

Managing Director/General Manager at The Helios Paris Opera
  • France
  • December 2009 to May 2011

Hotel Managing Director/General Manager

Rooms Director at IHG, Intercontinentla Paris Le Grand Hotel
  • France
  • December 2006 to December 2009

Managing the rooms department of a 470 rooms 5 stars hotel.
Front Office, Housekeeping, Laundry...

Rooms Director at IHG, Crowne Plaza, Paris, Republique
  • France
  • December 2004 to December 2006

Managing the rooms department of a 318 rooms 5 stars hotel.
Front Office, Housekeeping, Laundry...

Night Manager at Champs Elysées Plaza ****L
  • France
  • April 2003 to August 2004

Managing and directing the entire site during the night.

Profit Center Manager at RM MASTER FRANCHISE OF TELEPIZZA FRANCE
  • France
  • January 2003 to April 2003

Managing a profit center from all its aspects:
developpement, training, recruitiment, cost and budget set up and control...

Purchasing Director at Parks & Resorts (Waves aquapark & resort)***** Resort
  • Lebanon
  • March 2001 to September 2002

3 Million Dollars Budget
Responsible of the whole purchasing department operations 5 persons.
·Product Sourcing, price comparison, orders, négociations.
·Follow up on purchased products till their consumption, Quality Control, Receivings.
·Budget assignment & application of the strict company policy & procedure, Inventories follow up.

Food & Beverage Director at Chili's Grill & Bar (Brinker International)
  • Lebanon
  • September 1998 to February 2001

250 seats, responsible of a 30 poeple F & B crew.
·Responsible of orderings & receivings, iventories, quality control .
·Budget control and setup, product cost control .
·Recruitment.
·FCC :Franchise culinary contact with
brinker international

Responsible of the link between the
store in beirut and the mother company
Brinker International for what concerns
the new menue roll out, constant qulity
control, F&B cost.

Food & Beverage Director at Chili's Grill & Bar (Brinker International)
  • France
  • March 1998 to September 1998

450 seats, responsible of a 45 poeple F & B crew.
·Responsible of orderings & receivings, iventories, quality control .
·Budget control, product cost control .
·Recruitment.
·FCC :Franchise culinary contact with brinker international Responsible of the link between the store in Paris and the mother company Brinker International in Texas USA for what concerns the new menue roll out, constant qulity control, F&B cost.

Front Office Supervisor at Intercontinental Vendome
  • Lebanon
  • October 1996 to August 1997

·Cash management, Reservation, Night audit.
·Responsible of the VIP Receptions

Education

Master's degree, International Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Administration
  • at ESCP EUROPE
  • March 2012
Master's degree, MBA in International Hospitality & Tourism Administration
  • at Cornell University Of New York
  • March 2012
Diploma, Frequent Flying Program
  • at Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts
  • March 1997

Course

Diploma, Marketing
  • at Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts
  • November 1996

Hospitality marketing Course

Diploma, Fidelio,Micros
  • at Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts
  • October 1996

Hospitality computer Programms

Bachelor's degree, Hotel Management
  • at Hospitality School Of Dekwaneh
  • June 1996

·Courses: Accounting, Law, nutrition, hygiene, touristic geography, management, Table service & protocole, financial mathematics, cost control English,French & Arabic.

High school or equivalent, Experimental Sciences
  • at Collège protestant de Beyrouth, Liban
  • August 1992

Bayt Tests

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Score 114%

Specialties & Skills

Develop review and implement policy and procedure
Consumption Control
Windows Word Excel and Power point
Food Cost Purchasing & Quality Control
Expanding company s product reach & profit revenue
Word, Excel, Fidelio, Micros, Wincheck, Squirrel,Windows, Windows NT, Cegid, Topsys,Fidelio,Opera

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
French
Expert
Russian
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Memberships

Green Peace
  • Member
  • February 1987