At 90, Paul Dubrule, the co-founder of French multinational brand Accor, was looking sprightly at his school of hospitality in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Swaying merrily to the uplifting tune of the 1969 song Les Champs-Élysées, the nonagenarian appeared to be conducting the 10 Cambodian students with his hands at a ceremony in November 2024 that celebrated the opening of a new amphitheatre.
Also present at the performance was Maud Bailly, chief executive of Sofitel, a luxury hotel brand under the Accor umbrella.
