One of luxury hospitality's foremost figures in France and Europe, Philippe Leboeuf is General Manager of Mandarin Oriental, Paris, the hotel group's first destination in France.

He will be responsible for positioning Mandarin Oriental, Paris as one of the city's pre-eminent luxury hotels, showcasing the best in French design and Parisian flair combined with Mandarin Oriental's renowned levels of award-winning service.

Philippe Leboeuf has over 25 years of senior management experience in the luxury hotel industry and has worked in the world's most important locations.  He joins Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group from Claridge's in London where he held the position of General Manager since 2007.

From 1995 to 2001, he was Managing Director of the Crillon Hotel in Paris, and then became Executive Vice President of the Concorde Hotels Group.  In 2004 he was appointed Executive Vice President of Louvre Hotels with responsibility for operations, sales, marketing and development.  In 2006, Philippe Leboeuf moved to Dallas as Vice President, Operations for Rosewood Hotels & Resorts.  He was also a Board Director of The Leading Hotels of the World organisation from 1999 to 2006.

Philippe Leboeuf likes to describe himself as a self-made man who has gained his experience in the field, although this would be forgetting that he is also a graduate of Cornell University and holds a degree in finance and strategy from HEC management school in Paris.  He is fluent in English, French, Italian and Spanish and sits on the board of children's cancer charity, A Chacun son Everest.  He enjoys exploring Paris, one of his favourite cities, by bicycle or on foot with Archie, his border terrier.

He is determined that Mandarin Oriental, Paris will be the epitome of a passion for service, which he considers to be the very essence of hospitality.