Background

Felipe Díaz Marín

Hospitality transformation consultant and academic. Twenty years in hospitality across four continents, including IHG and Sonesta operations. International Programme Manager & Lecturer at CY Cergy Paris Université. Based in Paris, France.

About Felipe Díaz Marín

I have spent two decades in hospitality — purchasing at InterContinental Santiago, an F&B role at Westin Kuala Lumpur alongside the F&B director, full operational recovery after the 8.8 earthquake at Sonesta Concepción. Four continents, three languages, every department from kitchen to front desk.

For the last twelve years, I have taught organizational leadership and project management at CY Cergy Paris Université — turning operational experience into frameworks that teams actually adopt. I also build products, because the fastest way to understand a problem is to try to solve it.

If your hotel team is stuck — firefighting daily, losing people, struggling with new tools — I can help. Not with a slide deck. With a clear diagnosis, a human-centered system, and hands-on deployment alongside your team.

Career timeline

2014 – present

International Programme Manager & Lecturer

CY Cergy Paris Université

Paris, France

2010 – 2011

Director, Hospitality Market Development — Peru

Helios (Dutch multinational)

Lima, Peru

2010

F&B Director

Sonesta Hotel Concepción (GHL Group)

Concepción, Chile (8.8 earthquake recovery)

2008 – 2010

Director, Hospitality Market Development — Chile

Helios (Dutch multinational)

Santiago, Chile

2007 – 2008

Head of Finance and Operations

Chefworks Chile

Santiago, Chile

2007

F&B Purchasing Coordinator

Espacio Riesco Convention Center

Santiago, Chile

2003 – 2006

Head of Purchasing

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)

Santiago, Chile

International programs

Selected field work documented by partner institutions.

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CYU × HUTECH Joint Program

Program Manager, CY Cergy Paris Université × Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. Built the partnership from zero. ~200 graduates across multiple cohorts in Hotel Management, Event Management, and Culinary Arts.

Source: HUTECH official graduation record ↗
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Wine Service — Expert Lecturer

Invited expert for the Wine Serving Skills Conference at HUTECH, Ho Chi Minh City. Led practical wine service training for hospitality students alongside Vietnamese industry professionals.

Source: HUTECH training news ↗
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Entrepreneurship Hackathon — UEF

Keynote and workshop at entrepreneurial hackathon, University of Economics and Finance, Ho Chi Minh City (June 2024). Presented "Adaptable & Agile — The Entrepreneurial Manager" to joint CYU–UEF student cohorts.

Credentials

20

Years in hospitality

4

Continents

80+

University cohorts taught

3

Languages — ES · FR · EN

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