AccorHotels Appoints Sophie Stabile as CEO HotelServices France

Sophie Stabile, a member of the AccorHotels’ Executive Committee, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, HotelServices France. She succeeds Christophe Alaux, who has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, HotelServices North & Central America.

The appointment is effective as of 1 October 2015. Deputy Chief Executive Officer Sven Boinet will act as interim CEO for France between 1 July and 30 September 2015.

Sophie Stabile has been Chief Financial Officer and a member of AccorHotel’s Executive Committee since 2010. In 2013, her responsibilities were increased to include management of the group’s Procurement Department. In 2006, she was appointed Group Controller-General.

She joined AccorHotels in 1999 to head the Group’s Consolidation and Information System Department after beginning her career with Deloitte.

Sophie Stabile is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Gestion et Finances, and is also President of the Women At AccorHotels Generation (WAAG), the group’s network for the promotion of women.

Commenting on the appointment, Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and CEO of AccorHotels, said, “During her 15 years with the group and most recently as head of the finance department, Sophie Stabile has amply demonstrated her commitment, rigour and ability to unite her teams around ambitious projects that serve the group’s strategy. In taking up the operational reins for France, Sophie is now embarking on a new challenge, one that requires a hand-on approach to transforming the Group. I am convinced that she will be able to demonstrate the full range of her talents in this new position.”