14th Apr 2015 07:00
14 April 2015
easyHotel plc
("easyHotel" or the "Company")
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer
easyHotel, the owner, developer, operator and franchisor of "super budget" branded hotels, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Vieilledent as Chief Financial Officer, with effect from 5 May 2015.
Marc joins the Company following 16 years at Accor S.A. ("Accor"), where he worked until 2013, with his most recent role being Executive Vice President of asset management. As a member of Accor's Executive Committee, Marc was responsible for strategy, real estate and M&A between 2010 and 2013. Between 2003 and 2010 Marc held the role of Senior Vice President in charge of corporate finance and real estate for Accor.
Jan Astrand, Chairman, commented:
"We are delighted that Marc has agreed to join us. Marc brings not just a strong hotel background, but also extensive experience in property. He also adds international operating experience, which combines well with our international brand and will help with the rollout of more easyHotels internationally, as well as in the UK."
Enquiries:
easyHotel plc www.easyhotel.com
Jan Astrand (Chairman)
Simon Champion (Chief Executive Officer)
Investec Bank plc (NOMAD and Broker) +44 (0) 20 7597 4000
Chris Treneman
David Anderson
Hudson Sandler (Financial PR) +44 (0) 20 7796 4133
Michael Sandler
Wendy Baker
Notes to Editors:
Information on easyHotel:
easyHotel is the owner, developer, operator and franchisor of branded hotels. Its strategy is to target the "super budget" segment of the hotel industry by marketing "clean, comfortable and safe" hotel rooms to its customers. easyHotel currently has three owned hotels comprising 390 rooms, and a further 17 franchised hotels with approximately 1,400 rooms.
Additional information on Marc Vieilledent:
Marc Andre Louis Vieilledent (aged 47) is a French Certified Public Accountant, having previously qualified with Price Waterhouse. Since 2014 Marc has been running his own consultancy business, Belmont Conseil, advising companies on finance and real estate matters.
Marc is a non-executive board member of Immochan S.A., the real estate subsidiary of French retailer Groupe Auchan S.A.
Marc holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:
Current Directorships or Partnerships | Past Directorships or Partnerships
|
Immochan S.A. | Orbis S.A. |
Belmont Conseil SAS | Groupe Lucien Barriere SAS |
| Lenotre S.A. |
| Compagnie Hôtelière du Pacifique SA |
Compagnie Européene de Patrimoine Immobilier et Hôtelier SAS | |
Création Organisation et Développement des Enterprises SAS | |
Star-Tom Hospitality SAS | |
| SCI Taamatua |
| Chammans SA |
| Compagnie Générale de Restauration et de Services SA |
Société Française de Promotion Touristique et Hôtelière SA | |
Marara SA | |
Motu SA | |
Société de Participation et d'investissements de Motels SA |
Save as disclosed above, there are no other matters which are required to be disclosed in accordance with Rule 17 and paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies in relation to Marc Vieilledent's appointment.
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