Jean-Marc Espalioux, Chairman of the Accor Management Board and CEO, has appointed…
Jean-Marc Espalioux, Chairman of the Accor Management Board and CEO, has appointed Philippe Hamon Managing Director of Compagnie des Wagons-Lits, replacing Andre Martinez.
Philippe Hamon reports to John Du Monceau, Senior Vice-Chairman of the Accor Management Board.
Philippe Hamon, 54, graduated from a hotel school and has broad experience in the airline, highway and railway catering industry. From 1983 to 1993, he was Managing Director of a highway catering company in France. From 1993, he was successively Managing Director of Compagnie des Wagons-Lits in France, Spain and Italy. Since 2000, he has also served as the Compagnie’s Deputy General Manager.
A subsidiary of Accor, Compagnie des Wagons-Lits has operations in 6 European countries: Austria, Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal and Spain. With a payroll of 5 300, it provides catering and rail hoteliery services on board day and night trains.
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