An MBA in International Hotel Management 2010 alumnus from Vatel Lyon, Francois Perraud was hired directly during his final internship. 

He began as an Income Auditor, before being promoted as a Financial Controller and spent several years in Paris and Nice before moving to Nantes.

He works at the Radisson Blu Nantes and go back to Vatel, but this time as a professor. 

Tell us 5 reasons why you chose hospitality. 

• The satisfaction you get from working with people 
• The diversity of jobs you have in a career in hospitality
• The exciting challenges you have every day 
• Very quick promotions
• Team and family spirit that you have in hotels throughout the world

And 5 key dates on your resume. 

2007: My Bachelor’s degree in Applied Management and Economy at the Jean Moulin University in Lyon and that is also when I began my MBA in International Hotel Management at Vatel Lyon. 

2009: My final internship in the finance department at the Park Inn by Radisson in Roissy

2010: I was hired right after I finished my internship, as an Income Auditor

2012: My first Financial Controller job, also in Paris

2018: Professor in Management and Corporate Economy at Vatel Nantes

And 5 words that describe the Vatel spirit: 

• Transmission
• Reality
• International 
• Diversity 
• Adaptation

Now 5 words about Nantes: 

• Employment: The best French town to work in according to l’Express 
• Green: Nantes is a sustainable development city and has many parks and gardens
• Attractiveness: one hour from the sea and two hours from Paris
• Culture: it’s a city with many museums, shows, concerts and festivals
• Fascination: happenings made possible by Voyage à Nantes, Machines de l’île... 

©François Perraud 

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