Our team
Emerald Stay® is the first prop-tech to manage premium homes in non-urban destinations.
Our team is disrupting the fragmented vacation rental market by building a hospitality brand from the ground up. Guests can expect a consistent Emerald Stay experience with reliable tech at every touchpoint, while homeowners can sit back and digitally monitor how their property is being monetised, as well as pampered, while they are not there. It’s called Smart Ownership®.
We have offices in Geneva and Barcelona, and team members in each of our destinations. Last but not least, we have raised more than €10m from prominent investors in order to back our growth and are now profitable.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
BEST LEISURE PROPERTY MANAGER
Best leisure property management company in 2021, at the global industry event by The Shortyz.
SUSTAINABILY AWARDS
Sustainability in 2022, at the global industry event by The Shortyz.
GREAT PLACE TO WORK®
Great Place to Work® in 2022 by the experts in workplace culture
HAPPY INDEX AT WORK®
HappyIndexAtWork® is awarded by the ChooseMyCompany platform to companies that have demonstrated a positive work environment and a culture of workplace happiness.
WE IMPACT INDEX®
WeImpactIndex® is a label recognizing the companies whose employees most value the reality of social and environmental practices (ESG).
Superhost
Superhost on Airbnb for all of our properties since our launch (average of 4.8/5.0 for hundreds of reviews)
The founders
Maxime Friess
Born to a hotelier family in the Swiss Alps, Maxime has a background in real estate private equity, market finance and investment banking. He is a graduate of Essec Business School Paris. His favorite dish is Sole façon Meuniere with a glass of Pouilly-Fume.
Laurent Lacourt
Born in the beautiful South West of France near Toulouse, Laurent has a background in entrepreneurship, technology and hospitality management. He is a graduate of Essec Business School Paris. His favorite dish is Duck breast with homemade fries with a glass of Bordeaux.
They talk about us
Who we are
We're a team based between Barcelona, Geneva and our destinations. Our background is in hospitality, technology, real-estate and finance.
About half of us have their boots on the ground, while the other half work at the head office managing guest and homeowner relationships, and building and operating our technology and distribution infrastructure. We love what we do, and who we do it with.
Head of HR & Hospitality
Fanny Chapel
Chief Technology Officer
Gregory Collette
Operations Manager
Pauline Sale
Head of Operations, Alps
Fabien Rialhe
Owner Relations Manager
Caroline Verstraeten
Owner Relations Supervisor
Thibault Leportier
Operations Supervisor
Clementine Le Lay Rampelberg
Maintenance Manager
Dominique Duby
Chief Financial Officer
Yan Emery
Communications & Brand Manager
Olivia Gauss
Front End Developer
Chris Bonnet
Destination Manager, Portes du Soleil
Ines Guillot
Destination Manager in Alpe d'Huez
Andre Prudente
Head of Distribution & Revenue Management
Axelle Legrand
Project Manager
Mônica Villas Bôas
Operations Executive
Maëva Najm
Sales Executive
Carmen Chatman
Lead Dev
Ricardo Huang Ying
Operations Executive
Corentin Sittinieri
Destination Coordinator, Alcudia
Vanesa Vidal Pillado
Destination Manager, Chatel & Les Carroz
Romain Pergaud
Destination Coordinator, Mallorca
Jennifer Schab Schellenberg
Destination Coordinator, Costa Brava
Jeanne Vorger
Sales Director, Emerald Stay & Beyond Exclusive
Vicky Sampson
Operations Executive
Audrey Piveteau
Junior Revenue Manager
Etienne Levillain
Marketing & Integrations Executive
Bryn Groetken
Head of Field Operations, Spain
Gener Arenas
Full-Stack Developer
Jason Azoulay
Sales Executive
Marie-Caroline Vouzelaud
Revenue Manager
Alicia Celada
Operations Executive
Pauline Amarger
Admin Clerk
Paula Símon Sánchez
Destination Coordinator, Alpe d'Huez
Titouan Oudin
Accountant
Rania Taghi
Full-Stack Developer
Marats Samigullins
Destination Coordinator, Trois Vallees
Marianne Alion
Destination Coordinator, Verbier
Gaëlle Schram
Destination Coordinator, Chamonix
Liljana Lafond
Owner Relations Executive
Abel Gueli
Senior Accountant
Pierre Maricq
Revenue Management Intern
Maxime Wulliamoz
HR Manager
Chloe Fargues
Hospitality Intern
Alice Bertrand
Destination Coordinator, Chamonix
Lucile Coudol
Destination Manager in Chamonix
Apolline Dauvignac
Content intern
Samantha Enriquez
Tech Project Management
Bengü Şevik
Owner Relations Supervisor
Bastien Thomas
CRM MANAGER
Alexandra Cuartin
Project Management Intern
Henrique Pinto
Destination Coordinator, Mallorca
Scarlet Morgan
Hospitality Intern
Antoine Casu
Sports Partnerships Manager
Baptiste Maurel
FP&A Analyst
Virgile Charon
Revenue Management Intern
Eva Martin
Destination Coordinator, Costa Brava
Federica Sangiorgio
Operational internship, Portes du Soleil
Mathis Pache
Destination Coordinator, Portes du Soleil
Camille Petitot
Destination Coordinator, Portes du Soleil
Loïc Mayer
Head of Marketing & Integrations
Gillon Hunter
Founding Director & Head of Luxury
Tom Avery
Head of People
Sally Clifford
Group Financial Controller
Dan Hurlstone
General Manager
Ruaridh Wightman
Resort Manager
Rachel Stillman
Commercial Director
Harriet Kitchen
Head of UK Guest Relations
James (Dougie) Douglas
Concierge & Purchasing Manager
Dibby Ffrench-Constant
Concierge & Marketing Manager
Izzy Philpott
Sales Director, Beyond Exclusive & Emerald Stay
Vicky Sampson
UK COO
Polly Le Gassicke
Operations Manager
Laura Probert
Senior Guest Relations Manager
Molly Ellis
Finance Manager
Jasmine (Jaz) Aked-Slack
Concierge Manager
Lucy Hyndman
Chouqui Chalet Manager
Kasia Biela
Head Driver
Will Stirrup
Chief Commercial Officer
Fiona Ellis
CEO
Fabien de Labarre
Director (Fabio Home Services)
Julien Mattioli
Admin Manager
Marine Perez
Admin Manager
Karine Duboys de Labarre
Maintenance
Jimmy Aucher
Rentals Manager
Clemence Boursin
Concierge Manager
Amandine Toussard
Director (Bo House)
Augustin Hacot
Rentals Manager
Thomas Sabbe
Maintenence
Viktor Gonnet
Public Relations & Event Manager
Daisy Odabasi
ABOUT OUR TEAM
Year of founding
Number of team members
Average age is 34 years old
Gender breakdown: 60% women, 40% men. We are proud of our gender balance in managerial functions
Team member's perks
Flexibility to work remotely
Personal budget of 500€ unlocked on each work anniversary for work-related trainings, home office equipment and/or workout
1 workday or 100€ per year for a charity of your choice
Discount on Emerald stays, during low season, on selected properties
Yearly team off-site
Occasional team outings
In Spain, a Cobee card to maximize your net income thanks to the use of benefits in kind
In France, some "tickets restaurant" from the 1st anniversary.
Also, did you know that we pay bonuses when our team members sleep more, recycle and exercise?
Find out more about this in our Medium article.
Emerald Stay office
in Barcelona
CULTURE
ABOUT OUR CULTURE
We offer a work environment that values and empowers people while fostering personal development. Our culture is dictated by the following values
Make Mistakes
We foster a creative environment where the best ideas win, where it is okay to make mistakes and unacceptable not to learn from them.
Question
We don't accept the status quo and look for ways to leverage technology while empowering people.
Care
We care about our team members, our partners and our clients, and make our passion and our work one and the same.
Speak Up
We are true people who give honest feedback, who are not afraid to share opinions and who don't talk behind one's back.
Think Big
While staying humble, we aim for the stars and work towards established goals and metrics.
Don’t Compromise
We are obsessed with quality, like a Swiss watchmaker.
