Executive Committee

David Bruce joined the Chabé Group in 2020 opening the London and International hub. As well as growing the business in the UK market our London subsidiary is responsible for managing our BAU missions for the Chabé group; our London operational team allocates services in 100 countries worldwide. Today the London business has grown to 60 employees based at our operations centre at London Heathrow. David has held several senior positions in different automotive business including Ford Motor Company, The Automobile Association, and was Managing Director of another transport company between 2016 and 2020. David has a first-class honours degree from University of Manchester and an MBA from Henely Business School.

Joël Chan Thaw joined Chabé in February 2023 as Group Chief Operating Officer.
A graduate of a DUT in Business and Administration Management, Joël spent 17 years in the hotel industry, in various positions including Quality Manager, Reception Services Manager, Accommodation Manager, Operations Manager and finally Managing Director. Before joining Chabé, Joël was Director of Operations at John Paul, a premium concierge service subsidiary of Accor, where he managed a team of around one hundred concierges.

Great-grandson of the founder of Chabé, Guillaume Connan, joins the company in 2014 as Managing Director. He is the 4th generation to lead the family business, along with his mother Agnès Lo Jacomo. Prior to that, Guillaume gathers 15 years of experience in the management of investment funds in the sector of new technology, financing innovative growth companies. Guillaume starts his career as financial analyst with JP Morgan after founding two start-ups in the internet industry while completing his Master degree at HEC, the leading French Business School.

Frédérike Dupont-Pauchet, holding a master’s degree in economics and a Master’s in HR, joined Chabé as the Group HR Director in 2015.
With over 25 years of experience in the field of human resources, Frédérike has worked in various companies, including in the retail and restaurant sectors.
Her career is characterized by a strong service-oriented culture, aimed at optimizing human resources management to support the company’s growth and success.
Her main mission is to coordinate the HR strategy in line with the group’s ambitions.

Arnaud Loncle joined Chabé in March 2022 as Chief Financial Officer after spending 12 years at Ernst & Young, in his last position as Senior Manager. There he was responsible for auditing statutory and consolidated accounts in French GAAP and IFRS, for private and listed companies.

Leslie Moica joined Chabé in 2014 as Marketing Manager before progressing to the positions of Marketing Director and then Sales & Marketing Director. As part of her role, she is now responsible for developing and executing the sales and marketing strategy for the group’s various subsidiaries and is a member of the Executive Committee.

Leslie previously spent 10 years in the hotel industry, in international communications and public relations roles. In particular, she was involved in the opening of two luxury hotels in the Maldives and Qatar. Leslie is a graduate of Ipag Business School.