Experience

The Relais Retreats

• United Kingdom
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & Managing Director

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  A new brand of lifestyle boutique hotels located waterfront. A new brand of lifestyle boutique hotels located waterfront.



GRACE LEO CONSULTANCY

• London, Paris, Hong Kong

• Founder & CEO

  • 2012 - Present

  My work is to invent, convert, and develop hotels and resorts alongside investors and owners - to give each one a distinctive design, personality, charm, and a clear marketing positioning. My work is to invent, convert, and develop hotels and resorts alongside investors and owners - to give each one a distinctive design, personality, charm, and a clear marketing positioning.



LEDUNFLY HOSPITALITY

• London, United Kingdom

• CEO

  • Jul 2016 - Apr 2018

  I headed a company to develop a luxury hospitality portfolio in Europe and North America for a Swiss family office, self-operated and branded, launched Q1 in 2017. I headed a company to develop a luxury hospitality portfolio in Europe and North America for a Swiss family office, self-operated and branded, launched Q1 in 2017.



Reignwood Investment UK

• China
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2016

  Spearheading Hotel and related development at Ten Trinity Square in the City of London. The 100 room hotel and 41 Residences will be operated by Four Seasons Hotels. Spearheading Hotel and related development at Ten Trinity Square in the City of London. The 100 room hotel and 41 Residences will be operated by Four Seasons Hotels.



GLA HOTELS

• Paris Area, France

• Chairman & CEO

  • 1990 - 2012

  I founded and operated a Paris-based company with over 20 staff members, offering a complete range of services to independent and institiutional investors, to provide services to their hotels and property requirements. This range covers development, design, repositioning, rénovation, sales & marketing, PR and Communication, Graphics Design, consultancy. I founded and operated a Paris-based company with over 20 staff members, offering a complete range of services to independent and institiutional investors, to provide services to their hotels and property requirements. This range covers development, design, repositioning, rénovation, sales & marketing, PR and Communication, Graphics Design, consultancy.



Warwick Hotels and Resorts

• France
• Hospitality
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Vice President

  • 1981 - 1986

  Responsible for the development of this newly founded company based in Europe. By acquisitions we grew the company from one to eight hotels in 5 years. My role was to turn around the performance of these assets, from operational management, to major capital expenditure, to repositioning and marketing of these properties which spanned from Europe to North America. Responsible for the development of this newly founded company based in Europe. By acquisitions we grew the company from one to eight hotels in 5 years. My role was to turn around the performance of these assets, from operational management, to major capital expenditure, to repositioning and marketing of these properties which spanned from Europe to North America.