5 October 2000: Accor has announced changes to its senior management
structure in Asia to best take advantage of opportunities in post-economic
crisis Asia.
The management changes, announced today by Accor�s Deputy Chairman Asia
Pacific, Jochen Dobel, include the following appointments:
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Reggie Shiu � Senior Vice President Operations, based in Bangkok,
with additional direct responsibilities for Korea;
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Richard Kaldor � Vice President China, based in China and to be
in charge of development, human resources, technical services and sales
and marketing. Mr Kaldor was previously Director of Operations for Vietnam;
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Gerhard Zimmer � Director of Operations China, Hong Kong, Taiwan,
based in China. Previously Mr Zimmer was Director of Operations China;
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Oswald Pichler � Director of Operations Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar,
Laos, Vietnam, based in Bangkok. Previously, Mr Pichler was Director of
Operations Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore;
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Patrick Basset � Director of Operations Singapore, India, Malaysia,
Philippines, based in Bangkok. Previously Mr Basset was Director Special
Projects;
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Gerard Guillouet � Director of Operations Indonesia, based in Jakarta.
Mr Guillouet is currently General Manager of Hotel Ibis Slipi in Jakarta
and one of Accor�s most experienced General Managers in Indonesia
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Georges Sirguey, previously Director of Operations for Korea, is
returning to Europe to take up a management position with Accor;
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Michel Molliet, previously Director of Operations Thailand, Cambodia,
Myanmar and Laos, is to move to another position in Accor�s Asia Pacific
region. The new role will be announced shortly when details are finalised.
Commenting on the appointments, Mr Dobel said: �The new structure reflects
the changes that have taken place in the Asian economy and hotel sector
since the start of the Asian economic crisis three years ago.
�The new structure places greater focus on operational priorities, with
the strengthening of our team in China emphasising our recent growth in
the country.�
Mr Dobel said the changes would be implemented over the next three months
and would be operational by the start of January, 2001. |