INTERNATIONAL PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mr. Yann Fruchart
Senior Group Director E-Commerce
Swiss-Belhotel International has appointed Mr. Yann Fruchart as Senior Group Director E-Commerce to be based at the Indonesia Regional Office in Jakarta, Indonesia
Hailing from The Netherlands, besides his native Dutch, Mr. Fruchart also speaks French, Dutch, English and German, and some Spanish. Mr. Fruchart attended Glion Hotel School, Switzerland where he studied for a Hotel Management Diploma and also a Hotel Operations Diploma. Mr. Fruchart has worked in France, Portugal, the USA, and the UK in various as-pects of hotel operations and management. He has held the senior management positions of Front Office Manager, Training Manager & e-Consultant, Senior Account Manager, Deputy Director Technical Sales, and Area Manager. Based in France as Area Manager for a global on-line hotel booking company, he was tasked with the management and motivation of a team of over 40 account managers, human resources training and development, improving existing areas and setting new areas for acquisitions, and strategic planning.
In taking up his new position as Senior Group Director E-Commerce, Swiss-Belhotel Interna-tional, Mr. Fruchart will support the Vice President in developing and maintaining Swiss-Belhotel International Sales and Marketing Distribution Channels through e-Commerce and IT Infrastructure encompassing Website Development and Maintenance, SEO, Booking Engine, CRM, Reporting, CRS, PMS and Email System. More specifically, he will assume su-pervision of the e-Commerce Department, its programmes and activities, and oversee the development of Swiss-Belhotel International's Internet Infrastructure, and e-Commerce Sales and Marketing Distribution Channels.
“Swiss-Belhotel International welcomes Mr. Fruchart and congratulates him on his appoint-ment as Senior Group Director E-Commerce. His knowledge and experience in e-commerce operations will be a valuable asset to our e-Commerce team and to Swiss-Belhotel Interna-tional,” commented Mr. Gavin M. Faull, Chairman and President.
About Swiss-Belhotel International
Swiss-Belhotel International is a rapidly expanding international management company with over 78 hotels, resorts and projects globally. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Hong Kong (SAR), Swiss-Belhotel International manages properties in the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East including CHINA • VIETNAM • PHILIPPINES • MALAYSIA • INDONESIA • AUSTRALIA • IRAQ • KUWAIT • OMAN • QATAR • KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA. Ranked in the top 100 international hotel management companies, Swiss-Belhotel Interna-tional has twice been awarded Indonesia’s Leading Global Hotel Chain 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, and Most Favourite 4-Star Hotel. Swiss-Belhotel International’s rapid expansion will see substantial growth in Indonesia and the Middle East as well as a focus on growth in China. For more information, please refer to the Group Website, www.swiss-belhotel.com.
Or contact directly:
Ms. Nor Komala
Group Communication Manager
Group Sales and Marketing Office
7th Floor, Suite 701, Hotel Ciputra Jakarta,
Jl. Letnan Jenderal S. Parman, Jakarta 11470, Indonesia
Telephone (62-21) 560 6040, 566 9710
Facsimile (62-21) 568 1548, 566 0139