La Dérive

ANTONY PESSUS

Founder and Manager

A dedicated father of two young ladies, and originally from Burgundy, Antony Pessus moved to Saint-Barthélémy in 2001. Starting in the hospitality industry working for a luxury hotel and subsequently started his own venture providing private concierge services for discerning clientele, he has developed strong roots in St. Barth over the past decade.

His creativity and efficiency in finding solutions to a range often challenging and time-sensitive requests helped him build a solid reputation with his clients and vendors alike. His vast experience with a wide range of customers (from production crews to diplomats and celebrities) and high regard for confidentiality continues to earn him both trust and praise.    

Antony's passion for quality, luxury, and service combined with an extensive international network lead him to found La Dérive, a very exclusive and personalized concierge service. We look forward to serving you with the highest level of dedication, imagination, and competence we demand of ourselves and others.

MARION LOUISON

Travelers & Providers Relation Management

Originally from Paris, a family project led Marion to move to Switzerland.
She has spent 10 years in the Travel Retail Industry providing high standards sales services to super premium brands.

Thanks to her international background she is open minded, and empathic. Listening and excellent in the art of communication, she always offers the solution that perfectly meets the needs of her clients. 

She has always built trusted, strong and long-lasting relationship with her customers. She has  evolved in a very demanding environment and has always handled all the challenges with efficiency and creativity. Customer satisfaction is a key driver for her !

Marion’s tastes for exclusives and luxurious experiences led her to collaborate with Anthony and join La dérive. 

MORAD RAFAOUI

Food and Catering Specialist

Born in Morroco, Morad attended one of the best culinary school in Italy. After working in Michelin star restaurants in brought his talents to Russia where he worked in renowned restaurants. He has been in charge of openings, formations and audit for multiple institutions there. He was also mandated to handle banquets for politicians and top executive throughout the world from Moscow to Dubaï and including other exotic destinations such as St Barth or Thailand.

His love for discovering always help him to bring new creations and new concepts in order to always surprise our clients. His leadership in the kitchen ensure the quality of our prestation with our food team and products suppliers.

His passion for food, his attention for details and his broad experience lead him to join Antony at La Dérive.