Glion Institute of Higher Education, UK and Switzerland. Hospitality business school Glion Institute of Higher Education has named Michel Philippart as its managing director. Taking up the role on August 15 after five years at EDHEC Business School in France, Michel will succeed Georgette Davey, who will now head the Glion London campus. At EDHEC, Michel was Director of the MSc in Strategy Consulting and Digital Transformation, as well as Professor on Supply Strategies. With almost 20 years teaching experiences in purchasing, supply chain and operations at different institutions – including HEC Paris, Grenoble School of Management, Kedge and EM Lyon, among others – Michel will seek to further position Glion at the forefront of hospitality digitalisation and innovation, overseeing around 1,600 students and a team of 250 employees across three campuses. “I welcome the challenge of leading one of the best hospitality educational institutions in the world,” he said. “The hospitality industry is a territory of opportunity – and education is the key to transform this sector to capture the opportunities of a world facing profound mutations.”