CAIRO— Six Continents Hotels has appointed Pascal Gauvin as the new general manager of the Phoenicia Inter-Continental Beirut and vp/operations, Lebanon. Gauvin arrives in Lebanon from Africa where he was previously regional director of operations/Gabon, and GM of the Okoume Palace Inter-Continental Hotel. Gauvin, a French national, has been with Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts since January 1993, and has held a several executive positions in Paris, Manila, and more recently as resident manager at Inter-Continental hotels in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. In his new role, he replaces Francois Chopinet, who transfers to Switzerland as GM of the Hotel Inter-Continental Geneva.
