this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message m venpick hotels and resorts type private industry hospitality tourism founded zurich switzerland 1973 founder ueli prager headquarters baar switzerland area served europe africa middle east and asia key people olivier chavy ceo products business leisure hotels resorts revenue chf978 .800 million 2015 number of employees 16 000 website http www.movenpick.com m venpick ambassador hotel accra ghana m venpick hotels & resorts german pronunciation m v n p k ; english mu v n p k is a hotel management company headquartered in baar switzerland . they are owned by m venpick holding 66.7 % and the kingdom group 33.3 % . they operate more than 80 properties including hotels resorts and nile cruisers with another 30 resorts planned or under construction across the middle east and asia . 1 the hotel chain serves 5.8 million people per year and in 2003 was named the fastest growing hotel chain in the middle east by the world travel market . 2 ceo jean gabriel p r s left the company in early 2016 . 1 his replacement olivier chavy took over in september 2016 . 3 m venpick group edit m venpick hotels & resorts traces its roots back to the privately owned m venpick group which was founded by the late ueli prager in 1948 when he opened his first restaurant in zurich . the name was apparently inspired by the feeding action of a gull in german a m we and how its simple movements reflected the restaurant s theme of food served as quickly as possible . 4 m venpick hotels & resorts edit the official launch of m venpick hotels & resorts was marked by the opening of two hotels at zurich airport and zurich regensdorf . expansion beyond europe started in 1976 with the opening in cairo of the m venpick hotel jolie ville . m venpick hotels & resorts were among the first companies to operate hotels under management contracts which helped allow rapid growth . expansion continued through the 1980s into egypt with the chain s first cruise ship hs radamis beginning operations in 1991 . 5 new expansions into africa and the middle east saw pilgrim hotels opened in madinah in saudi arabia and a period of hotel renovation and portfolio consolidation began . rapid expansion continued through the early 2000s . 6 a strategic partnership with green globe was announced in 2010 beginning a drive towards sustainability with a specific focus on the travel and tourism industry across all m venpick hotels & resorts properties . 7 certification and awards accompany further expansion into india the philippines singapore 8 and ghana 2011 9 . new hotels opened in china in 2013 and pakistan in 2014 and bangladesh in 2015 . 10 as of 2015 m venpick hotels & resorts has 56 properties that are green globe certified the highest number of certifications currently attained by any one hotel company . 11 references edit a b olivier chavy wird neuer ceo bei m venpick olivier chavy becomes new ceo at m venpick . allgemeine hotel und gastronomie zeitung in german . 4 august 2016 . retrieved 3 october 2016 . m venpick hotels & resorts awarded fastest growing hotel chain in the middle east . hospitality net . 19 november 2003 . retrieved 3 october 2016 . m venpick hotels & resorts names olivier chavy ceo . hotel business . 4 august 2016 . retrieved 3 october 2016 . https www.thecaterer.com articles 48392 whos who movenpick hotels resorts http budapesttimes.hu 2016 01 19 bird bard inspired businessman 2 http www.4hoteliers.com news story 19 http greenglobe.com latest news movenpick hotels and resorts signs green globe certification partnership http www.eturbonews.com 59226 movenpicks impressive expansion plan southeast asia http www.hoteliermiddleeast.com 12823 moevenpick opens first hotel in ghana http www.albawaba.com business 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