JEAN GABRIEL Prs has been the President and CEO of Mvenpick Hotels &
Resorts since the middle of 1999. Supported by a talented team of
executives, Mr. Prs plans to double the MH&R portfolio of hotels
within the next three to five years while continuing to increase the
EBIT level of the company which has already doubled between 1999-2000.
Since his appointment at the helm of MH&R, 15 new four and five star
hotels have been signed in Europe and the Middle East, restoring the
competitiveness of the company within the upscale hotel segment. He has
an MBA from the renowned French business school, ESSEC. After two years
serving as a Naval Officer he joined the Matra Lagardere group as a
Sales Engineer in 1982 and concluded partnerships with several American
and Middle Eastern groups. In 1985, he was hired by Meridien Hotels &
Resorts, then a subsidiary of Air France. In 1989, he was appointed
Managing Director of Le Meridien Hotels & Resorts, Asia Pacific, and
was made a member of the Executive Committee of the international
Meridien Group. Mr. Prs was responsible for the acquisition of 18
Meridien Hotel contracts in the Asia Pacific region. When he left
Meridien following the acquisition of Forte by Granada, the Asia Pacific
region counted 24 hotels and ranked as one of the most profitable
regions of the group. From 1996-1999, Mr. Prs was Managing Director of
a leading sales and distribution company for luxury products in the
fashion, perfume and tobacco sectors with branches in 13 Asian
countries. He contributed to the turnaround of the company and the
restoration of its profitability
