Four Seasons announces new Europe vice-president
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has promoted Jean-Pierre Soutric to vice president corporate & travel industry sales – Europe.
Soutic, who began his career with Four Seasons in 1995 when he opened the Hotel George V in Paris, has been director of corporate and travel industry sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa since 2008.
He has been instrumental in developing Four Season's European Preferred Partner Programme and the company said: "His tenacity and determination to form successful working relationships with lucrative partners in every corner of Europe has resulted in 75 Preferred Partner agencies in 18 countries across the European Region."
Soutic also monitors strategic relationships with leading European luxury tour operators.
He said: "Four Seasons is not the usual employer – it's much more than a luxury brand and a quality business. It's been engraved in my heart for 15 years now and I have no recollection of a single day when I haven't been proud to be employed by this unique hotel group.”
By Linsey McNeill
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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