ACCOR : Sophie Stabile appointed Chief Executive Officer, HotelServices France Jean-Jacques Morin arrives as Chief Financial Officer

The appointment is effective as of 1 October 2015. Deputy Chief Executive Officer

of the Group's Executive Committee. The appointment is effective as of 1 October
2015.
Commenting on the appointments, 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. I am also delighted that Jean-Jacques has agreed to join us. His international experience and his remarkable career will be key assets for the development of AccorHotels".
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.
Sophie Stabile is also President of the Women At AccorHotels Generation (WAAG), the
Group's network for the promotion of women.
Jean-Jacques Morin is currently Chief Financial Officer of the Alstom Group.
He joined Alstom in 2005 and has held the positions of CFO for the "Transport" sector in Paris and the "Power Service" sector in Zurich. He previously spent 13 years in the international high-tech sector, first with Motorola, followed by ON Semiconductor, where he worked on the NASDAQ stock market listing. He went on to work as CFO for the German start-up Communicant AG.
He began his career at Deloitte, where he spent 5 years in Audit and Consulting in Paris
and Montreal.
Jean-Jacques Morin is an engineering graduate of the École Nationale Supérieure de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace. He has a Higher Diploma in Accounting and Management (DSCG) and holds a Thunderbird MBA.

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