Laurent Branover

CEO – Loisium Wine & Spa Hotels, Senior Advisor – Limestone Capital

Laurent Branover, a globe-trotter in the hospitality industry, is the CEO of Loisium Hotels, a distinctive collection of wine-focused boutique hotels known for their architectural boldness, sense of place, and elevated guest experience. He also serves as Senior Advisor for Limestone Capital, supporting the strategic development of high-value hospitality assets across Europe and beyond.

His international career spans Europe, Asia, Australia, and Africa, with leadership roles at renowned properties such as Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo, Raffles Singapore, and La Réserve Genève. In 2017, he managed Cheval Blanc Courchevel, before leading the European growth of an independent hotel group, and later serving as CEO of the Fontenille Collection – an award-winning portfolio of intimate, terroir-driven properties across France, Spain and beyond.

Laurent embodies hospitality excellence, entrepreneurial creativity, operational discipline, and human leadership. A graduate of École Polytechnique Paris, he was named Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite by the President of the French Republic in 2021.

Deeply committed to transmission, he teaches at ESTHUA – University of Angers, where he lectures on luxury hospitality, wine tourism and innovation.