Philippe Leboeuf

Philippe Leboeuf (born August 23, 1959, in Remiremont, France) is a French hotelier. He holds management positions in the luxury hotel industry, most notably in New York, London, and Paris. In 2010, he became the general manager of the Mandarin Oriental in Paris. He was recognized as the best hotelier in the world in 2018 by the magazine Hotels.
Biography
Childhood and Upbringing
Philippe Leboeuf is the cousin of the soccer player Frank Leboeuf.
His parents sent him to boarding school at the Strasbourg Hotel School at the age of 15. In 1982, after his military service, he left for the United States to look for work. He began by giving French lessons before being hired in 1984 at a hotel in Manhattan, The Parker Meridian Hotel, and climbing the ranks quickly.
Self-taught, Philippe Leboeuf returned to his studies in 1984 at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. In 2006, he completed a master's degree from HEC Paris with a specialization in finance and management.
Career
He was the head of several prestigious groups and hotels such as Claridge's in London, Rosewoods Hotels & Resorts in Dallas, The Leading Hotels of the World in New York, the Louvre Hotels Group in Torcy, the Concordes Hotels group in Paris, the Crillon in Paris, the Westbury in New York, the Carlyle in New York, and the Parker Meridian Hotel in Manhattan before managing the hotels of the Mandarin Group.
Philippe Leboeuf is the managing director of Mandarin Oriental in Paris and Regional Vice President of Operations of the Mandarin Oriental hotel group, overseeing the Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech, and the Mandarin Oriental, Geneva.
His Parisian establishment is the first hotel certified for high environmental quality along with receiving two Michelin stars for the Sur Mesure restaurant managed by chef Thierry Marx. This new Parisian palace was designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte in 2011. It obtained the Palace label in 2014.
He provided training for the butlers of Buckingham Palace and as such, he had an audience with Elizabeth II.
Passionate about cycling, he is also very involved with the charity to fight against childhood cancer, To Each His Own Everest.
In July 2021, Philippe Leboeuf joined the Accor group in London, through the luxury brand Raffles Hotels and Resorts, as part of a partnership that aims to operate iconic buildings such as the former offices of Winston Churchill.
Personal life
Philippe Leboeuf has two daughters, born from his first marriage, with an American. His first daughter, Céline, is a professor of philosophy in Miami, and the second, Emmanuelle, is an executive producer in Creative Brand Marketing at Paramount.
He lived from 1982 to 1995 in New York.
Since his return to France, he has lived in Paris with his wife Pepita Diamand, fashion designer for the brand Cruz & Pepita.
He regularly returns to the Vosges, his native region, to recharge alongside his friends and family, in particular, his brother Francis.
Talks
TED on the topic Inspirations - Recruiting Talent Who Seek to Serve
Charitable work
He sits on the board of directors of the charity that fights against childhood cancer, To Each His Own Everest.
Awards
2018: Best Independent Hotelier of the World
2014: Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
2004: Prix National de l'Autodidacte
2002: Honorary Member of the Board Hall of Achievement
1997: Best Support Manager of New York
1997: Chevalier of the National Merit Order
Works
Dancing at the Fountain: In Conversation with World-Leading Hoteliers

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