The Paris Peninsula is happy to announce the appointment of Luc Delafosse as managing directorefficient March 2, 2026. Mr. Delafosse brings intensive worldwide expertise in luxurious hospitality, having held senior management roles in key accommodations in world cities together with London, Beverly Hills, Paris, Monaco, Dubai and Riyadh.
Mr Delafosse succeeds Mr Vincent Pimont, who was lately appointed Managing Director of The Peninsula Hong Kong, the group’s inaugural resort which opened in 1928. Below Mr. Pimont’s management, The Peninsula Paris continued to strengthen its place as a landmark in Europe, whereas attaining sturdy business efficiency throughout and after the Olympic Video games.
As Managing Director of The Peninsula Paris, Mr. Delafosse will oversee all resort operations, lead strategic business initiatives and safeguard the model’s dedication to genuine and exceptionally personalised hospitality.
Commenting on the appointment, Gareth Roberts, Chief Working Officer of The Peninsula Motels, mentioned: “We’re happy to welcome Luc Delafosse to The Peninsula Motels. He has intensive expertise within the luxurious hospitality sector, which makes him effectively suited to guide The Peninsula Paris into its subsequent chapter. We additionally prolong our honest because of Vincent Pimont for his excellent contributions in Paris, congratulate him on his appointment to our flagship resort and sit up for welcoming him to Hong Kong.”
Mr Luc Delafosse added: “I’m actually honored and excited to be becoming a member of The Peninsula Paris as Managing Director. The Peninsula model represents the head of luxurious hospitality, combining timeless class with distinctive service. I sit up for working with the gifted staff in Paris to additional improve the visitor expertise and additional strengthen the resort’s place as one of many capital’s main luxurious resort locations.”
Over the course of his profession, Mr Delafosse has labored with among the world’s iconic accommodations, together with The Ritz London, Hôtel de Crillon Paris and Burj Al Arab Dubai. Most lately, he was Vice President of Hospitality and F&B Administration at Al Khozama Group in Riyadh, the place he managed a broad portfolio of accommodations (together with the asset administration of the Mandarin Oriental Resort in Riyadh) and eating places in Riyadh, such because the internationally acknowledged LPM (La Petite Maison).
Mr. Delafosse supplied strategic oversight of operations, model growth, undertaking administration and asset administration. His work not solely strengthened visitor expertise requirements, but additionally drove measurable efficiency enhancements whereas supporting the creation and development of recent hospitality ideas and belongings. In 2021 he was additionally seconded to the Maybourne Riviera to help the pre-opening section of this distinctive luxurious undertaking within the South of France.
Mr Delafosse joins The Peninsula Paris as the enduring palace resort celebrates its twelfth anniversary. The property is thought for its distinctive eating choices, together with L’Oiseau Blanc, which has two Michelin stars.
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