At the Christmas lunch this year we wanted to pay tribute to Nigel Gore, one of FIBA’s founding fathers, who passed away in July. We invited Gillian, Nigel’s wife as our special guest and Peter Watson, FIBA’s first president spoke, as did his successor, Tim Hughes. James, one of Nigel’s sons and FIBA stalwart and […]
LES ENJEUX DU LUXE – Séverine Maisonneuve (Villa Maïa)
On July 11th, we held our business lunch at one of Lyon’s most elegant spots, the Lyinc. (Lyon International Club) Our guest speaker was Séverine Maisonneuve, whose background in Tourism has led her to be director for the latest edition in luxury Hotels in Lyon, the Villa Maïa. We were delighted to welcome Séverine as Lyon’s […]
Guillaume Leroy, CEO of Sanofi France, guest speaker
On Friday, May 19th, we welcomed Guillaume Leroy, CEO of Sanofi France as our guest speaker. We also welcomed two new members to the association, Jon Chinn from Leggett Immobilier and Chilina Hills, an expert in communication and influencing. Among our guests also was Laurence Ponsonnet from Le Progrès, who has been a true supporter […]
The Ambassador’s Lunch at the Lyinc
We welcomed our new ambassador to Lyon on April 5th, along with a number of the Embassy team from both Lyon and Paris. The event was organised with the BCC (thanks to Margaret and Brian) as well as DIT in Lyon (thanks to Isabelle). The purpose of the event was to welcome the Ambassador for his […]
March lunch speaker – Bernard Reybier MD of FERMOB
Our March business lunch was held at the Reine Astrid, with 38 members and guests eagerly anticipating our lunchtime speaker, Bernard Reybier, Managing Director of Fermob, one of the region’s best known businesses. Bernard has built a richly deserved reputation as one of Lyon’s star innovators, building Fermob up from 10 employees to over 270 […]