Philippe has been Chief Executive of the Institute of Hospitality since September 2002. This followed a successful career as a caterer in the British armed forces, including command of the Army School of Catering, as well as being the Army’s Director on the Board of the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes, before being appointed to the staff of the Defence Attaché at the British Embassy in Paris.
Philippe is a Fellow of the Institute, as well as being a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, the Tourism Society, and the Royal Geographical Society; he is also an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. He holds degrees from Surrey, Bournemouth and the Open Universities. He is a council member of People 1st, the Sector Skills Council, as well as being a member of the Advisory Board to the Swiss Education Group.