Meliá Pattaya Hotel has announced the appointment of Paul-Edouard Gillard as its new F&B Director
Paul is a French national with more than a decade of experience in food and beverage leadership roles across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Paul-Edouard Gillard has joined the 234-room Meliá Pattaya to oversee commercial F&B strategy, restaurant revenue management, GOP flow-through and cost structure optimisation. He will also create culinary and beverage concepts and menus and deliver quality hospitality through training and analysis across hotel’s rich culinary landscape, featuring Yitong Chinese Restaurant & Sky Bar, all-day dining restaurant Sanehh Sarae, Japanese-Peruvian Nikkei restaurant Den, LAY Beach Club, Chon Lounge and Lula Pool Bar.
He previously worked in Thailand at Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit where he started as a management trainee. After completing a Master of Science in International Hospitality Management with Emylon Business School and Institut Paul Bocuse, he was promoted to the opening team at the hotel’s Belga Rooftop Bar as assistant manager and restaurant revenue analyst. Before joining Meliá Pattaya, he worked as a regional category manager and brand manager for premium food service distributor Bidfood Middle East overseeing tea and coffee brands including JING Tea and illy Caffè.
He was also the F&B manager on the opening team at Carton House, a Fairmont Management Hotel, in Ireland. He co-founded an AI-powered platform in Dubai called Shiftly designed to quickly connect employers in F&B and hospitality with pre-screened professionals for fixed or flexible shifts, using AI-led interviews and psychometric assessments to evaluate candidates’ skills, reliability and role fit.
“Paul-Edouard is a commercially astute F&B leader with a proven ability to turn restaurant concepts into thriving businesses,” said Javier Gimeno, General Manager, Meliá Pattaya Hotel. “From luxury hotel openings to large-scale hospitality portfolios, his profound experience brings valuable insight into our revenue optimisation, guest engagement and team development.”
“I’m excited to join Meliá Pattaya; with such a diverse collection of dining venues, there is a tremendous opportunity to work with the team to further develop distinctive concepts for guests and the local community alike,” Gillard added.
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