Xavier Lawrence

Xavier Lawrence has worked in the hospitality industry since 2001. Xavier began their career as a Sales Executive and Junior Sales Manager at the Evergreen Laurel Hotel. In 2003, they moved to Waldorf Paris Gestion as a Director of Sales. In 2012, they worked as a Senior Sales Executive for Malca-Amit, where they promoted their low-value shipments service and met RFIs and RFQs for high-value shipments. From 2013 to 2015, they worked at LoungeUp as a Business Development Manager for Switzerland, France, and Benelux. At Voyage Privé Group, they were a Contracts Manager for Paris and Benelux, as well as a Business Development Manager for UK and Ireland. In 2017, they worked as a Senior Business Development Manager for UK and Ireland at Hotelappz. In 2018, they were a Contracts Manager for France at Secret Escapes. Since 2019, they have been a Senior Regional Business Development Manager for Northern Europe at Quicktext.

Xavier Lawrence has a diverse and extensive educational background. In 1994, they obtained their Baccalauréat from Lycee Louis Pasteur, followed by a DEUG in Sciences Economiques et Sociales from Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II) in the same year. Xavier then completed a BTS in Action Commerciale from Institut Montalembert in 1997-1999 and a BS/MBA 1 in International Hospitality Management from CMH - Centre de Management Hotelier International in 1997-1999. In 2004-2005, they earned a Diplome d'Université in Conseils en Gestion de Patrimoine from Université de Rennes I and a Master 2 in Gestion de Patrimoine from Université Paris-Est Créteil (UPEC) in 2006-2007. Most recently, they completed the Oxford FinTech Executive Programme, Financial Technology and Innovation at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford in 2019-2020.