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.
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 ↗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 ↗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