Jean-Jacques Pergant, currently managing director of The Berkeley and senior vice-president of the Savoy Group, has been appointed the new managing director of The Savoy Hotel.

Pergant, who replaces Michael Shepherd, will take up his new position on 8 September. He will retain his current position as senior vice-president of the group, with strategic responsibility for The Berkeley and The Connaught.

Pergant joined The Berkeley in December 1994 from the Hanbury Manor Golf and Country Club and prior to that spent 17 years with Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Canada.