Change in the Chairmanship of the International Advisory Board of EHL

The Board of Trustees of the EHL Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jonathan Stent-Torriani as EHL’s new International Advisory Board President. After 10 years at the helm of the EHL International Advisory Board, Mr. Emanuel Berger, has announced that he will be retiring from his position as Chairman by July 2022.

For two decades, Mr. Emanuel Berger - himself a graduate of EHL – served as member of the Board of EHL, and accepted the following 10 years to lead the International Advisory Board with great passion and commitment. Mr. Emanuel Berger has had a stellar career spanning more than 6 decades. This includes his leadership as CEO of the Victoria-Jungfrau Collection, as well as being Chairman of Swiss Deluxe Hotels.

“We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Mr. Berger and wish him a most fulfilling retirement. His love and passion for the hospitality industry has inspired - and continues to do somany young hoteliers from around the world. Today, we look back with tremendous thankfulness and we look forward to welcoming our new president Mr. Jonathan Stent-Torriani”, declares Dr. Carole Ackermann, President of the Board of Directors and EHL Board of Trustees.

Jonathan is no stranger to EHL. He knows the Institution as a graduate, became a member of EHL International Advisory Board in 2004, and of the EHL Foundation for Scholarships and Honorary Loans. His track record in the hotel industry includes roles as Europe President with Gate Gourmet International AG (from 2000 to 2004), as CEO of the Group Compass Southern-Europe (2004 to 2006), Co-owner and Partner of the Ritz Carlton Hotel Montreal, and is co-CEO of Newrest since 2006.

It has been just over a year since we changed our Alumni Platform for EHL Connect and we cannot be happier with the success it has brought so far. We would like to share with you some key figures that will make you discover the potential of this new networking platform!

7200

The number of accounts that have been activated around the globe! This represents almost half of the accounts we have in the database! But we still have some work to do in promoting the platform for us to get even more of you onboard!

3800

Average number of monthly connections to connect.ehl.edu meaning that more than 50% of the activated accounts are using the website every month!

42

The average age of our Alumni Network when considering the most recent 2022 graduates and those who graduated in the 1950s, like Keith Donaldson (EHL 1951) in Australia & Chantal Hulscher (EHL 1955) in Canada.

600000

The number of emails sent through the platform this past year. Not even considering the notifications sent by the platform. While our team from Lausanne is sending quite a few emails, this is also thanks to our Stamm Committees organizing events and communicating with our community!

Events organized for our community around the globe, not bad for a year that was still marked by the pandemic!

205

This is a number we can all be proud of, and most importantly thankful for! This number represents all the committee members, Stammladies and Stammvaters around the globe who are giving their time to keep our community alive and vibrant! A huge thank you to all of them for their time and dedication towards our community!

Finally, we also took the time to implement last month a new tool that allows us to update the professional information of all our alumni accounts. It will help us to have an updated database of job titles and companies, as well as professional contacts!

We have updated over an afternoon more than 58’000 pieces of information on your professional profiles, be it your past and current experiences, professional contact details or even some countries and cities! But like any online tools there might be some discrepancies! So, make sure to login and check your professional details!

Do not hesitate to send us your feedback on the alumni website and let us know what you want to see next!