Background
Felipe Díaz Marín
Hospitality transformation consultant and academic. 20+ years across IHG, Westin, and Sonesta. Lecturer at CY Cergy Paris Université. Based in Paris, France.
About Felipe Diaz Marin
I spent a decade inside hotel operations — purchasing at InterContinental Santiago, F&B management at Westin Kuala Lumpur, 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 eleven 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
Lecturer in Organizational Leadership, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
CY Cergy Paris Université
Paris, France
2010 – 2014
International Development & Operations
Hospitality Group
Lima, Peru · Hanoi, Vietnam · Paris, France
2008 – 2010
Crisis Operations Manager
Sonesta Concepción
Concepción, Chile (8.8 earthquake recovery)
2005 – 2008
F&B Operations Manager
Westin Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2003 – 2005
Purchasing Director
InterContinental Santiago
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.
Source: HUTECH cultural exchange documentation ↗Credentials
20+
Years in hospitality operations
4
Continents
80+
University cohorts taught
3
Languages — ES · FR · EN