Background
Pélisson, Gerard Ferdinand was born on February 9, 1932 in Lyon, France. Son of Jules Pélisson and Jeanne Gaymard.
hotel catering and service company executive
Pélisson, Gerard Ferdinand was born on February 9, 1932 in Lyon, France. Son of Jules Pélisson and Jeanne Gaymard.
Engineer, Ecole Central, Paris, 1955. Student, Harvard Business School, 1959—1960. Master of Science in Industrial Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960.
Engineer Company Géné rale d'Organisation, Paris, 1958—1961. Engineer executive Center Français Recherche Opérationnelle, 1961—1963. Executive International Business Machines Corporation Europe, Paris, 1963—1971.
Co-chairman Novotel Sieh, 1971—1983. Director SPHERE, Evry, France, since 1974. Chairman, director Jacques Borel International, 1981—1983.
Founder Accor Group Paris, Chief Executive Officer, co-chairman, 1983—1997, chairman supervisor board, 1997—2005.
Co-founder World Travel and Tourism Council. Honorary chairman Institute Paul Bocuse. Past president Ecole Superieure de Commerce, Lyon.
Chairman Union des Francais de l'Etranger, Conseil Francais des Investisseurs en Afrique.
Married Suzanne Arnoux, March 8, 1956.