The Governing Board’s objective is to review the school’s mission, assure quality and integrity, review major changes in the curriculum, endorse strategic planning, monitor financial data and access the CEO's performance. The Governing Board meets between 3 and 4 times per year and is composed of an independent chairperson, representatives from Gesthotel, "hôtelleriesuisse" as well as independent lawyers and Chief Executive Officers.

Mr François Ducry

• Administrator and Director General Fedhorest SA, Fribourg, Switzerland (President and chair)
  

Mr Francis Clivaz

• President Gesthotel SA
  

Mr David Graves

• President, Laureate Hospitality Education
  

Dr Julia Watkins

• Executive Director, Council on Social Work Education, Virginia, USA

 
Me Bernard Dêtienne
• Lawyer, Sion, Switzerland

Mr Claudio Casanova

•   Vice-President, hotelleriesuisse

Dr Alberto Godenzi

• Dean and Professor of Boston College, MA, USA
  

The Advisory Board meets once per semester to review academic policies, curriculums and to ensure the programs are up-to-date and adapted for the professional world.  The committee is composed of two representatives from the department of the ministry of education and the CEO, as well as three consultative representatives: one from "hôtelleriesuisse", one from the hotel association of valais and one representative from the hospitality industry.

President:
Mr. Charles Zuchuat - Representative of Dept. of Education, Canton of Valais 

Members:

Mr. Eric Biselx - Representative of Dept. of Education, Canton of Valais 
Mr. Pierre-André Pannatier - President, Association Hôtelière du Valais 
Mr. Maurice Clivaz - Hotelier
Mr. François Ducry - Administrator and Director General, Fedhorest SA
Mr. Arie A. J. van der Spek - Directeur Général
Mr. Patrick Bérod - Director of the “Association Hôtelière du Valais”

Invited:
Mr Francis Clivaz

Mr Jeremy Hutchinson - Director of Academic Affairs, Les Roches
Mr Clive Taylor - Campus Director, Les Roches

This panel is a consultative industry panel or forum and is comprised of leading decision-makers from top international hotel chains. They meet once a year and their role is to ensure that our industry curriculum reflects the latest trends in the field.

Our panel includes:

• Accor
• Four Seasons
• Hilton
• Hyatt International
• InterContinental
• Kempinski
• Le Méridien
• Ritz Carlton
• Radisson SAS