Bruno Faizende has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Compagnie des Wagons Lits (CWL), a fully owned Accor subsidiary.
He was previously Chief Operating Officer of the company?s French units.
A graduate of Institut Sup?rieur du Commerce, Bruno Faizende, 53, held various positions at Sodexo between 1985 and 2000, notably Managing Director of Sodexo ?Education? France.
In 2000, he joined Tyco International as Chief Executive of its ADT France unit.
In 2006, he was hired by CWL, where he has managed the French subsidiaries.
He replaces Philippe Hamon, who has decided to pursue his career in another direction, after spending most of his career at CWL and Accor.
After working for the highway food service company Sogerba, he joined CWL as manager of onboard food services in France, Spain and Italy.
In 2004, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer.
In this capacity, Philippe Hamon leveraged his vast experience in railway services to help oversee the company?s development.