Céline Gibert

Head of Asset Management UK & BeNeLux at AccorInvest
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(386) 825-5501
Location
London, England, United Kingdom, UK
Languages
  • French Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Professional working proficiency
  • Spanish Professional working proficiency

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Experience

    • Luxembourg
    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of Asset Management UK & BeNeLux
      • Feb 2023 - Present

    • Senior Asset Manager - UK
      • Jan 2021 - Jan 2023

    • Asset Manager
      • Jul 2017 - Dec 2020

      Looking after 25 UK Novotel, ibis, ibis styles and ibis budget hotels, owned or leased, with the view to optimize their Asset Value by managing their life cycle based on legals, technical, market analysis, P&L, BPs and financials:• Identify and roll out the best strategy per asset such as buying back, selling, re-gearing, adding rooms, investing, maintaining, change of management• Key contact person for the different stakeholders: lease owner, GM, Accor management company, technical and legal teams• Direct Manager of GMs: last round of recruitment, monitor GMs performances via regular feedbacks, annual performances review, incentive plans and salary review • Work with the GM and Accor to maximize performance for each hotel via regular business and financial reviews and yearly budget validation• Capex and investment projects management: from drafting the project to validating and coordinating with legal and technical teams Show less

    • France
    • Hospitality
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Asset Restructuring Manager
      • Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

      Extension of my previous responsibilities: supervising and managing directly hotels acquisitions or hotels sales and franchise back:• Preparing BP and financial return ratios to present to the Board• Negotiate the acquisitions price and sales prices with owners or franchisees• Drafting HOT and reviewing contracts with lawyersOver this period of 4 years in Asset Management, I was leading or involved on the following achievements:• 11 Leases surrender with conversion into Franchise: negotiations with owners to terminate the lease and find a third-party franchisees ready to buy the business simultaneously• 14 hotels sales with franchise agreement• 18 hotels acquisitions• 22 lease renewals Show less

    • Senior Analyst Asset Management
      • Feb 2014 - Dec 2015

      Extension of my previous tasks and responsibilities, supervising directly some hotels sales and franchise back and looking after potential hotel’s acquisition, focusing on financial return.

    • Asset Management Analyst
      • Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

      Working closely with the Asset Management director to launch and enhance the Accor “Asset Light” strategy for Accor UK & Ireland:• Screening of the hotel network (owned & leased hotels): analysis of the financials related to lease surrender, hotel sales and management or franchise back, brand conversions• Participation in meetings with owners, investors, banks and agents• Creation of financial tools for decision making. Preparation of business plans, board approval papers, presentations, information memorandum Show less

    • Reporting Controller
      • Aug 2011 - Dec 2012

      Extension of my previous tasks and responsibilities, working directly with the UK reporting financial manager:• Prepared the Accor UK and Ireland monthly reports for the hotels focusing on the below GOI analysis• HQ cost control• In charge of the budget elaboration: from the GOI to the PBT for the hotels and HQ• Preparation of the monthly performance review between the international top management • Financial control of the franchised hotels figures• Following and monitoring hotels Capex Show less

    • Management accounts controller
      • Jan 2010 - Jul 2011

      • Monthly control and reconciliation between databases before and after accounting closures• Involved in the creation of most of the financial presentation done by the financial director and the UK CEO• Completion of monthly rolling forecasts of the HQ and Hotels statistics / revenue / GOI• Carried out pre-consolidation work such as fixed asset analysis, impairment tests and consistency checks and released consolidation packages to Accor SA under IAS standards • Responsible locally for the administration of the systems: accounting (Grand Back), Accor UK chart of accounts, reporting (Edifis, BIA, Surf) Show less

    • France
    • Hospitality
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Internship - Corporate Finance and Real Estate department
      • Jan 2009 - Jun 2009

      • Financial evaluation and benchmark of all new investment projects • Financial analysis of world hotels opening • Contribution in the Business Plan drafting on Hyperion Strategic Finance software • Financial evaluation and benchmark of all new investment projects • Financial analysis of world hotels opening • Contribution in the Business Plan drafting on Hyperion Strategic Finance software

    • Financial Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Internship - Listing department
      • Jul 2008 - Dec 2008

      • Focus search on new listing companies and contacts with listing companies • Sectorial studies and Financial analysis • Data base management of international companies with JCF software • Focus search on new listing companies and contacts with listing companies • Sectorial studies and Financial analysis • Data base management of international companies with JCF software

Education

  • Toulouse Business School
    Master’s Degree, Business and management
    2006 - 2010
  • Universidad de las Américas Puebla
    Study abroad program in Master, Business and Finance
    2008 - 2008

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