Denmark was one of the founding countries of the international Les Clefs d’Or in 1952, a meeting that took place on April 25th at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes. The meeting was hosted by legendary Chef Concierge Ferdinand Gillet of the Hotel Scribe, Paris.
But the Danish section of Les Clefs d’Or dates back to the first Concierge association of 1937. The Golden Keys of Denmark was founded on 23rd January 1937 at Grand Café on Kongens Nytorv.
Previous Presidents:
1937-1938: R Weber
1938-1954: Chr. Lisberg Larsen
1954-1970: Poul Krarup
1970-1977: Verner Lykke Larsen
1977-1993: Alfred K Andersen
1993-1996: Leif Kongslev
1996-2012: Arshad Khokhar
2012-2015: Anders Ølsted Jensen
2015-2016: Christian Runge
2016-2023: Uffe Sørensen
2023- : Michelle Exarhos
Copenhagen hosted the annual International Les Clefs d’Or congress in 1962, 1977 and 2008.
The only other Scandinavian country to have hosted an international congress is Gothenburg in 1990.