May  12, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DALLAS, Texas – Accor North America announces that Olivier Poirot, chief executive officer of Accor North America (ANA), Motel 6 and Studio 6, will continue to serve as the company’s CEO in Dallas, Texas. Poirot was appointed chief financial officer of Accor Hospitality in December of 2009, and over the last four months, has helped to lead the process of Accor Hospitality’s transformation plan and demerger alongside Gilles Pélisson, CEO of Accor.

For personal and family reasons, Poirot has decided to remain in Dallas and continue his leadership of Accor North America. Since his appointment as CEO of ANA, Motel 6 and Studio 6 in September of 2007, Poirot has significantly improved brand consistency and increased market share of Motel 6 brand, leading to a record number of franchised hotels openings in 2008 and 2009. Most recently, Poirot has led the brand’s rollout of its ambitious renovation project with the introduction of the award-winning “Phoenix” prototype design, setting a new standard for the economy lodging segment.

Sophie Stabile has been appointed chief financial officer of Accor Hospitality, succeeding Poirot. Stabile began her career with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, before joining Accor in 1999 to head the consolidation and financial reporting departments.

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About Accor North America
Headquartered in Dallas (Carrollton), Texas, Accor North America operates more than 1,000 upscale and economy properties including nationwide economy leaders Motel 6, Studio 6, Ibis, Sofitel Luxury Hotels and upscale Novotel locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit accor-na.com.

About Accor Worldwide
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, Adagio, ibis, all seasons, Etap Hotel, Formule 1, hotelF1 and Motel 6 brands, representing 4,100 hotels and nearly 500,000 rooms in 90 countries, as well as strategically related activities, Thalassa sea & spa, Lenôtre, CWL.
- Services, with 33 million people in 40 countries benefiting from Accor Services products in employee and constituent benefits, rewards and incentives, and expense management.

Laura Rojo-Eddy
Director, Corporate Communications
972-360-5970
lrojo@accor-na.com

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