Olivier Flamant — The Mind Behind
Olivier Flamant is a global hospitality operator and strategic leader with more than two decades of experience building, scaling, and revitalising high-performance restaurant and F&B brands across Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.
As Global Managing Director of Chotto Matte, and through previous CEO leadership roles at COYA, Cool Inc., and Meliá Hotels International, Olivier has led international expansion, operational transformation, and the development of hospitality concepts at scale.
Throughout his career, he has worked alongside some of the industry's most influential figures, including Alain Ducasse, Ian Schrager, and Jeffrey Chodorow — shaping an executive perspective grounded in brand, experience, operational discipline, and financial clarity.
His approach is simple: build concepts that perform, scale, and endure.
“Big ideas are only as good as their execution. We balance imagination with control. Where art meets exactness.”