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Personality
Profile..
People
who are making a difference
..Roger
Kacou
ATA
BOARD MEMBER, KENYA
Representing
Inter-Continental Hotels
The
Intercontinental Hotels Group has appointed Roger
Kacou as the new Director of Operations for Africa.
He was previously in charge of the Eastern Africa
region. A
French citizen, Mr. Kacou is a holder of a Masters
Degrees in Hotel Administration from Cornell
University and Economics Science from Abidjan
University. Mr. Kacou is multi-lingual is fluent in
English, French and Spanish.
Mr. Kacou is
married with four childen. His nationality is
French, and he is also fluent in English and
Spanish. He is
a Board Member and Director in the Africa Travel
Association and has worked very closely with ATA to
assist in promoting tourism in Africa.
July
1, 1999 - Regional Vice President Operations -
East
June 2, 2003 - Africa and General Manager,
InterContinental Nairobi, June 1991 to June 30,
1999
RVPO - West Africa and General Manager, Hotel
Ivoire, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
HONOURS
Officier de
L'Ordre National de Cote D'Ivoire
Officier du Wissam Alaouite du Royame Du Maroc
Chevalier de L'Ordre du Merite Ivoirien
Medaille D'Honneur Du travail
Conseiller Economique Etsocial de Cote D'Ivoire
Membre du BureauConseillier Economique and
Commercial
Mr. Roger Kacou
was Regional Vice President and General Manager of
the Ivoire Inter-Continental, Abidjan (1984) and
has been the General Manager and Regional Vice
President for Eastern Africa region, responsible
for Nairobi, Lusaka
and Asmara Inter-Continental Hotels.
Kenya
Advance Edition (above) for ATA 30th Jubilee
Celebrations & Tours
Jubilee
Countdown starts in Summer 2004 and continues
through to the Congress in Nairobi, Kenya,
May 2005. Book early, as this issue will grow
in size and scope as we get closer to the Congress
date. Added distribution via national tourist
offices, airlines, airports and embassies.
(see
two for one offer).
About
Kenya:
With Nairobi,
Kenya hosting the Africa Travel Association's 30th
Jubilee Congress, the excitement is mounting as our
magazine's editors and New York office staff are
getting many requests for information on this
exciting travel desatination.
See
“The
Kenya Story”
in a special section on this
web site, plus links to a variety of
pages.
At the same time,
we are going through the archives in our effort to
present a landmark souvenir capsule of Kenya during
that first Congress, and ATA's progress in Kenya up
to the present time.
In the left hand
margin are several links to Kenya items and stories
on this site. More data and photos are arriving
every week, so keep this page and section
book-marked.
Hotel
Inter-Continental Nairobi
City Hall Way, PO Box 30353 Nairobi
Tel. 254 (2) 261 1000, Fax 254 (2) 210 675/214
617
Internet site:
http://www.interconti.com
e-mail: nairobi@interconti.com
Kenya
Contacts:
Chief
Executive:
Kenya Association of Tour Operators
P.O. Box 48461, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: +254 2 225570 Fax +254 2 218402
Email: kato@africaonline.co.ke
ATA
Head Office: 347 Fifth Avenue,
Suite 610, New York, NY 10016
E-Mail:
africatravelasso@aol.com .
Tel:
(212) 447-1926, Fax: (212) 725-8253
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