Vincent Lelay Appointed GM of Two Hotels in Singapore

Vincent Lelay has been appointed as Cluster General Manager for The Singapore Resort & Spa Sentosa, managed by Accor, as well as the Sofitel So Singapore.

Prior to this appointment, Lelay was the Project Liaison Manager at The Singapore Resort & Spa Sentosa, where he managed the upcoming refurbishment of the hotel in preparation for the rebranding exercise into a Sofitel hotel in 2015.

He has also held several senior management roles including Vice President of Hotel Operations for Greater China where he supervised and operated more than 50 hotel projects from development phase to operations. During this time, he developed a strong appreciation and a deep understanding of the Asian culture.

As General Manager, Lelay was instrumental in the successful rebranding of the Grand Mercure Roxy Hotel and Novotel Clarke Quay in Singapore.

Before his successful venture in Singapore, Lelay spent eight years in Indonesia as the Regional General Manager of Operations for Accor in Yogyakarta and Central Java and managed numerous hotels in Asia and Europe for the group.

As the Cluster General Manager of two distinctively different properties, Lelay will assume the responsibility of managing The Singapore Resort & Spa Sentosa, a 215-room resort which includes four Villas du Jardin as well as eight meetings and events spaces. The resort will undergo extensive refurbishment in the upcoming months and will eventually be rebranded to a Sofitel Hotel in 2015.

Lelay will also continue to grow the boutique hotel’s business at Sofitel So Singapore which offers 134 rooms including nine suites with surprise elements designed by the legendary Karl Lagerfeld, blending French decadence and sophistication with Singapore’s modernity set in an iconic heritage building in the bustling business district.

Born in France, Lelay was educated in Strasbourg and Paris, and has attended the GM’s Program in Cornell University. He is married with a daughter and is fluent in French, English and some Spanish and Mandarin.