Gilles Pélisson
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Gilles Pélisson is a famous French businessman. He is an ESSEC graduate with an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has recently been appointed CEO of the Accor hotel group.
He has been:
- COO (2001-2004) and CEO (2004-2006) of Bouygues Télécom
- Chairman of the Suez-Telefonica ST3G consortium & Chairman of NOOS, a top French cable network operator (2000-2001)
- Vice-CEO (1993-1997) and CEO (1997-2000) of Euro Disney
- Joint Chairman of the Novotel hotel chain
- CEO of the French restaurant chain Courtepaille (1988-1993).
Gilles Pélisson is also a director of BIC Corporation, a director of TPS and the Chairman of ESSEC's Supervisory Board.