Roland DEBS, Cluster General Manager

Roland DEBS

Cluster General Manager

Paris 17 Hotels

Lieu
France
Éducation
Master, International Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Administration
Expérience
23 years, 9 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :23 years, 9 Mois

Cluster General Manager à Paris 17 Hotels
  • eu,623,0
  • juillet 2017 à juillet 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 à Cristal Hospitaliy Group
  • Irak - Arbil
  • octobre 2015 à mai 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 à Bristol Hotel Amman
  • Jordanie - Amman
  • novembre 2014 à août 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) à Tivoli Dome Hotels & Resorts (Spear International Holding)
  • Egypte - Le Caire
  • janvier 2014 à novembre 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 à GuestVisor
  • Liban - Beyrouth
  • mai 2012 à janvier 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 à The Helios Paris Opera
  • France
  • décembre 2009 à mai 2011

Hotel Managing Director/General Manager

Rooms Director à IHG, Intercontinentla Paris Le Grand Hotel
  • France
  • décembre 2006 à décembre 2009

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

Rooms Director à IHG, Crowne Plaza, Paris, Republique
  • France
  • décembre 2004 à décembre 2006

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

Night Manager à Champs Elysées Plaza ****L
  • France
  • avril 2003 à août 2004

Managing and directing the entire site during the night.

Profit Center Manager à RM MASTER FRANCHISE OF TELEPIZZA FRANCE
  • France
  • janvier 2003 à avril 2003

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

Purchasing Director à Parks & Resorts (Waves aquapark & resort)***** Resort
  • Liban
  • mars 2001 à septembre 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 à Chili's Grill & Bar (Brinker International)
  • Liban
  • septembre 1998 à février 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 à Chili's Grill & Bar (Brinker International)
  • France
  • mars 1998 à septembre 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 à Intercontinental Vendome
  • Liban
  • octobre 1996 à août 1997

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

Éducation

Master, International Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Administration
  • à ESCP EUROPE
  • mars 2012
Master, MBA in International Hospitality & Tourism Administration
  • à Cornell University Of New York
  • mars 2012
Diplôme, Frequent Flying Program
  • à Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts
  • mars 1997

Course

Diplôme, Marketing
  • à Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts
  • novembre 1996

Hospitality marketing Course

Diplôme, Fidelio,Micros
  • à Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts
  • octobre 1996

Hospitality computer Programms

Baccalauréat, Hotel Management
  • à Hospitality School Of Dekwaneh
  • juin 1996

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

Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Experimental Sciences
  • à Collège protestant de Beyrouth, Liban
  • août 1992

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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

Langues

Arabe
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Anglais
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Français
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Russe
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Adhésions

Green Peace
  • Member
  • February 1987