Richard Schilling joined Concorde Hotels & Resorts and the team of the Hotel Martinez as General Manager in 2006. He also supervises the Operations Department for the South of France region, which includes, in addition to the establishment in Cannes, the Palais de la Méditerranée in Nice and the Villa Massalia Concorde Marseille.

Richard Schilling, a Shannon College Hotel Management graduate, was born into a family of hoteliers. He started his international career in the Middle East, in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. Relocated to the USA, he opened "Ma Maison" in LA and supervised the Sofitel in San Francisco. After 10 years in the USA, he settled in Asia, first with Four Seasons & Regent in Malaysia and then with Park Lane Hotels where again he opened and managed several hotels in Indonesia. Back with the ACCOR group, he took care of the opening of the Sofitel Cancun and then in Spain, Las Dunas Beach & Spa in Marbella, a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.