For professional reasons our colleague and friend Guy Bertaud has decided to step back from his position as Bailli Provincial of Paris. To follow Guy, it was important to find another personality of great quality.

Guy said, “You all know my attachment to the Bailliage of Paris because it was entrusted to me for a few years and I brought in very dear friends.”

He continued, “This is why I choose to entrust this Bailliage to a trustworthy person, who will know how to develop it with passion, dynamism and a touch of originality.”

It is with much pleasure therefore, not to mention an honour, to announce the appointment of Xavier Aubercy as the new Bailli Provincial.

A passionate gourmet, member of several gourmet associations and food critic, Xavier is the third generation of an eponymous company of very great Parisian shoemakers, accustomed to beautiful work, excellence and so passionate about craftsmanship.

I know how much he will be able to share his passion for gastronomy and more generally for our French art of living with the members of his Bailliage and the wider “family” that is the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs.

A brilliant character and very attentive to others, he is always teeming with ideas and is accompanied by a Bailliage of Paris bureau of formidable efficiency. This is why I am convinced that our Bailliage of Paris is in very good hands.

Very soon, the Bailliage will publish its rich programme with great events of that we can be sure. In the meantime, I take this further opportunity to wish Xavier all the best in his new role.

Vive la Chaîne!

Laurent Poultier du Mesnil
Bailli Délégué
Member of Conseil Magistral