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Yann Gillet appointed General Manager of the Hôtel Martinez – Cannes

Yann Gillet, a 49-year-old Bordeaux native, blazed his career trail early on, choosing to focus on a management curriculum with plans to work in the tourism and hospitality fields.

CANNES – Yann Gillet joins the Hôtel Martinez team as General Manager. Yann is delighted to be settling in Cannes, as the city has long held a special place in his heart. “It is with great pride that I prepare to join the team at the Hôtel Martinez,” he said. “This legendary hotel was just renovated from top to bottom and has long been a dream destination for me. I know and love Cannes: My wife is a Cannes native and both my children were born there.”

Yann Gillet, a 49-year-old Bordeaux native, blazed his career trail early on, choosing to focus on a management curriculum with plans to work in the tourism and hospitality fields. To that end, he earned a BTS degree in Hotel Management at the Paris Hotel School/Lycée Jean Drouant in 1992, a Master’s 1 degree at the Strasbourg Hotel School in 1994, and then a DESS (Master’s 2) degree in Finance at the IAE de Paris business school in 1999.

Yann has always had a taste for travel, adventure, and exploring different cultures and Hyatt hotels ultimately provided him with not only the means to pursue those passions, but the chance to thrive professionally. He served as Hotel Manager at the Hyatt Regency Casablanca from 2002 to 2007, as General Manager of the Hyatt Regency Johannesburg until 2011, in the same role at the Park Hyatt Chennai until 2013 and the Hyatt Regency Paris – Charles de Gaulle until 2016, and, since then, as General Manager at the Grand Hyatt São Paulo. “After having worked for a couple of Hyatt’s brands, I am very excited to start my first appointment with The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, a brand that was only launched in 2016 and is designed to create story-worthy experiences for guests. I am sure the Hôtel Martinez has some exciting stories to tell!” said Yann.

This dedicated sports enthusiast and regular competitor in challenging marathons, Ironman triathlons, and ultra-trail contests will channel his dynamic energy and steadfast values into the responsibilities of his new role. “Our managerial approach centers first and foremost on people, the human touch,” he explained. “Diversity, inclusion, connection between people – these are things we care about deeply in the Hyatt culture and are the pillars of our success. Our industry is 100% about people.”

Yann Gillet will take up his position at the Hôtel Martinez on July 15, replacing Alessandro Cresta, who is taking over management of the Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz, another property in the portfolio of The Unbound Collection by Hyatt.

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