Gilles Pelisson Streamlines Executive Committee

PARIS, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In line with measures to simplify
the Group's Corporate Governance, and as part of his new responsibilities as
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Gilles Pelisson has streamlined his
chain of command with the aim of accelerating the decision-making process in
a time of recession, improving the responsiveness of teams across the
organization and maintaining the Group on course.
After the appointment of Jacques Stern as Senior Executive Vice
President, the various operating and corporate responsibilities in the Accor
Hospitality business have been redefined as follows:
- The number of large operating regions has been reduced from
five to three: "Europe, Middle East and Africa", "Americas" and
"Asia-Pacific".

Yann Caillere will lead the Europe region, which now includes Northern
and Southern Europe, with 56 countries and 2,300 hotels. He will continue to
oversee the Middle East and Africa, and remains in charge of Sofitel
Worldwide.
Building on his long track record of achievement in Europe and his
previous North American experience, Michael Flaxman will head a new region
called the Americas, combining the 1,000 Motel6/Studio 6, the Novotel
properties in the United States and Canada, as well as the hotels in Latin
America.
Michael Issenberg will continue to manage operations in the Asia-Pacific
region, with 370 hotels in 16 countries. The region, the world's most highly
populated, extends from India to the Pacific Islands.
- "Hotel Marketing" and "Sales and Distribution" have been
combined into a single corporate department.

Based on his experience in both conventional and online marketing and
distribution, Jean-Luc Chretien will be in charge of Marketing and the Hotel
Brands, in addition to Distribution.
With Gilles Pelisson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, the Executive
Committee now comprises nine members:
Jacques Stern Senior Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer in charge of Finance, Strategy,
Hotel Development, Information Systems and Purchasing

For Accor Hospitality
Yann Caillere Chief Operating Officer, Accor Hospitality Europe,
the Middle East and Africa Chief Executive Officer,
Sofitel Worldwide
In charge of Hotel Design and Construction Worldwide
Michael Flaxman Chief Operating Officer, Accor Hospitality Americas
Michael Issenberg Chief Operating Officer, Accor Asia-Pacific

For Accor Services
Serge Ragozin Chief Operating Officer, Accor Services Worldwide

For the support functions

Jean-Luc Chretien Executive Vice President, Accor Hospitality
Marketing and Distribution
Cathy Kopp Executive Vice President, Human Resources
Pascal Quint Corporate Secretary and Secretary of the Board of
Directors

Philippe Adam and Eric Lepleux are leaving the Group after three years of
significant contributions to Accor's growth and development.
Accor, a major global group and the European leader in hotels, as well as
the global leader in services to corporate clients and public institutions,
operates in nearly 100 countries with 150,000 employees. It offers to its
clients over 40 years of expertise in two core businesses:
- Hotels, with the Sofitel, Pullman, MGallery, Novotel, Mercure,
Suitehotel, Ibis, all seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6
brands, representing 4,000 hotels and nearly 500,000 rooms in 90
countries, as well as strategically related activities, such as
Lenotre;
- Services, with 32 million people in 40 countries benefiting from Accor
Services products in employee and public benefits, rewards and
motivation, and expense management.

SOURCE Accor

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