Roger Kacou Joins Mövenpick as Senior Vice President Africa

Roger Kacou has been appointed as Senior Vice President Africa of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.

Roger will join Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts’ Executive Committee to head up Africa based at the company’s Area office in Cairo from 30 August 2010. Mövenpick’s existing portfolio in Africa comprises 16 hotels, resorts and Nile cruisers spanning 5 countries.

Roger Kacou has a significant experience in Africa, where he has held regional roles for almost 20 years with the InterContinental Hotels Group. He has also held prominent General Manager appointments in West and East Africa. Roger has a strong network on the continent and has held leading appointments in several industry organizations, including the Africa Travel Association.

Roger joins Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts from the executive team of Blue City Company Oman, where he was in charge of the development of all resort, hotel, spa and golf facilities in the largest ever real estate and infrastructure project in the Sultanate of Oman.

Roger, who is French, has a Master of Professional Studies from Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration and a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.

Jean Gabriel Pérès, President & CEO of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts said, “With Mövenpick’s current expansion of exclusive resorts and upscale city hotels from Tunisia to Ghana to the West Bank, and with several new projects in the pipeline, we are delighted to have appointed such a recognised professional in Roger. His experience and skills are ideal to drive both quality and operational results across this diverse portfolio, as well as to further grow our presence strategically across the African continent.”

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