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Paul Rinkens |
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| Company Qbic Hotels |
| Designation Founder |
Speech Title
Dutch Creative Entrepreneur's Forum : During the panel discussion, Harry Starren, director De Baak Management Centrum VNO-NCW, will submit the following quote to a panel of experts: “How do you build and lead a creative company?” The panel consists of Jan Tichelaar ( CEO Koninklijke Tichelaar Makkum), Paul Rinkens (CEO Qbic Hotels) and Shula Rijxman (CEO IdTv). They will discuss the subject according to their own experiences.
Bio
After graduating the Maastricht Hotelmanagement school in 1985, Paul Rinkens worked at different hotel chains in various positions. After a few years in London, Paul decided to come back to the Netherlands to take over his parents’ hotel in Maastricht. He changed the traditional hotel of his parents into a designhotel called La Bergère. This transmission has come into existence through an idea, a passion and partly through artlessness; Paul did not see any dangers! He believes that the foundation lies in vision, not in “copy and past” ideas from others.
After selling La Bergère to Eden Hotels, Paul started with his own chain – Paul Rinkens Hotels- but even before the initial start, Paul decided that it was not his goal to have his own chain. It is not about the person Paul Rinkens; he lays down an idea and a vision, then others take over the torch and together they go to the Olymics! Paul Rinkens has developed among others La Bergère, St. Martins Lane en Qbic Hotels.