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LVMH Hotel Management names Vincent Billiard COO of Cheval Blanc
LVMH Hotel Management has appointed Vincent Billiard as chief operating officer of Cheval Blanc and a member of its Executive Committee, handing him oversight of the group's Maisons and several central functions.
The appointment places Billiard on the LVMH Hotel Management Executive Committee, according to the announcement, giving him a seat in the leadership structure behind the Cheval Blanc luxury hotel brand.
Billiard arrives with more than 20 years of international luxury hospitality experience. He is a graduate of EHL Hospitality Business School and has worked with hospitality names including Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, Bulgari Hotels & Resorts, The Ritz-Carlton and The St. Regis.
In the role, he will oversee the general managers of the group's Maisons, the individual properties that make up the Cheval Blanc portfolio, alongside LVMH Hotel Management's Operations & Quality, Revenue & Distribution, and Sales teams.
The company said his operational expertise and knowledge of international luxury hospitality will support Cheval Blanc's continued growth and development.