Group Senior Executive Vice-President, Group General Secretary... Group Senior Executive Vice-President, Group General Secretary... In 1997, he was appointed General Secretary of Accor Group, a position he held until 2008 . Between 2008 and 2011, he was partner at the law firm Hogan Lovells LLP, then joined PSA Peugeot Citroën in 2011, as General Secretary, member of the Executive Management Committee.