Mr. Fontenille, a graduate from the Hotel Administration College of Paris, France, furthered his education in the USA as a management trainee with Quality Inns in Virginia and later with RCA at the Watergate in Washington DC.

Mr. Fontenille joined Accor of France in 1978. His 20-year tenure with the company includes postings in Africa, Iraq, France, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia and China. His professional background covers roles as diversified as head controller and operation analyst, rooms division manager, corporate instructor, General Manager of deluxe resort hotels and city hotels, corporate sales & marketing director and operations coordinator, as well as a 5 year tenure as General Manager Executive Office at Accor's regional headquarters in Sydney, Australia. His most recent posting was in China as General Manager of Novotel Hefei, a 246 room 4 star hotel situated in the Provincial Capital of Anhui.

Novotel Ambassador Toksan, Seoul in the newest deluxe hotel managed by Accor Asia Pacific in Korea. Opened in September 1997, the hotel is currently celebrating its first anniversary. Special  1st Anniversary offers include great discount in wedding functions and in other food & beverage activities. Novotel Ambassador Toksan, Seoul is Kimpo International Airport's nearest deluxe hotels. Situated in Kumch'on-gu, it is close to the Yoido business district.

Accor Asia Pacific is Asia's largest hotel group. It owns and or manages more than 130 hotels in the region, of which 57 are operated in Australia alone, Accor Asia Pacific is a 100% owned subsidiary of Accor of France, the world's fourth largest hotel group. Accor owns and or manages more than 2,600 hotels worldwide under the brands of Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Ibis, Formule 1 and Motel 6.