Henri Wilmes
Chief Investment Officer
Bio:
Henri Wilmes currently holds the position of Chief Investment Officer at LRO Hospitality.
Previously, he was Chief Investment Officer for a&o hostels, Europe´s leading hostel investor, developer and operator where he led the development throughout Europe via acquisitions and new lease agreements and oversaw the asset management of the existing portfolio. During this tenure at a&o hostels, he was able to grow a&o´s portfolio to 40 properties located in eight countries with a confirmed pipeline of another 3 assets.
Before joining a&o, Henri worked as Vice President – Hotel Acquisitions for London and Regional Properties Hotels where he led and was involved in transactions, debt financing and restructurings for a combined value in excess of GBP 2.5bn.
Henri is a MSc in Finance graduate from London Business School and holds a BSc in Hospitality Management from Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne.