Thierry Bompard
Vice-President of Operations & Finance
As Vice President of Operations & Finance for Inns of Distinction, Thierry Bompard focuses the development and improvement of property management systems, controls, accounting practices and financial procedures. He has extensive experience with hotels and cruise lines and is a graduate of the Thonon School of Hotel & Restaurant Management in France.
Prior to joining Inns of Distinction, Thierry served as Food and Beverage Manager for four major cruise lines, and held various positions at Hilton International, Pullman International and Le Meriden Hotels in Lyon, France and London, England. He was later hired to open the Safari Hotel's most prestigious restaurant in Port-Gentil, Gabon.
Joining Inns of Distinction in 1990, Thierry was appointed to General Manager of the Independence Park Inn in Philadelphia. In 1997, he was promoted to General Manager of the Best Western Westminster Hotel in Westminster, Md., owned by McDaniel College. During Thierry's first two years the gross operating profit for this property increased by more than 250 percent.
