The co-founder of the Accor company, a major player in the industry and a visionary business leader, Gérard Pélisson, passed away on March 6 at the age of 91 “after a protracted illness,” according to his family.
He and his business partner Paul Dubrule formed Accor, “one of the world leaders in the hotel industry,” after graduating from MIT and the Ecole Centrale de Paris, respectively.
The family noted that he and the chef with the same name co-founded the Paul Bocuse institute.
According to Accor, whose Gérard Pélisson departed the management in 1997 to become “co-chairman of the supervisory board, alongside Paul Dubrule,” the business and its teams “will pay respect to him on a virtual wall collecting expressions of sympathy from all over the world.
Gérard Pelisson Cause of Death: What happened to the Accor Group Co-Founder?
The cause of his death is not known. However, what is known is that he died at the age of 91 after a long illness.