Biographies of Executive Committee Members
Denis Hennequin
Chairman and CEO
Denis Hennequin, 52, holds the position of Chairman and CEO of Accor. He joined the Group's board of Directors in 2009.
Denis Hennequin had been President of McDonald’s Europe since 2005, responsible for 6,600 restaurants in 40 countries. He began his career at McDonald’s in 1984, as an Assistant Restaurant Manager. After becoming a Restaurant Manager, he held various positions within the company, as Training & Recruitment Consultant, Field Service Consultant, Director of Franchising, Director of Operations, and Regional Manager for Paris and the surrounding suburbs. Subsequently, he held the positions of Vice-President in charge of Development, Human Resources and the Regions. In 1996, he was appointed President and Managing Director or McDonald’s France. He became Executive Vice-President for McDonald’s Europe in 2005. Denis Hennequin has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Business Law and Tax Law.
Yann Caillère
President and Chief Operating Officer
Yann Caillère, 57, is a graduate of the Ecole Hôtelière de Thonon-les-Bains. He began his career outside France before joining Pullman (Frantel, then Compagnie Internationale des Wagons Lits). In 1995, he joined Disneyland Resort Paris, as Executive Vice President, Luxury Hotels and Conventions, before becoming Senior Vice-President of the hotels division, COO and President. In October 2004, he was appointed Chairman of the Louvre Hôtels Group.
He joined Accor in January 2006 as Chief Operating Officer Hotels, France, Southern Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Sofitel Worldwide. He is a member of the Executive Committee. In May 2009, he took charge of Europe, Middle East, Africa, Sofitel Worldwide, and Hotel Design and Construction Worldwide.
On 26 August 2010, he was appointed Deputy CEO in charge of Europe, Middle East, Africa, Sofitel Worldwide, and Group Design and Construction. He is now responsible for all Group Operations in Europe Middle-East Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas.
Grégoire Champetier
Global Chief Marketing Officer
Grégoire Champetier, 47, is a graduate of ESSEC and of the I.E.P. de Paris, and has a degree in law. He was previously Chairman of the Management Board of Alain Affelou. He began his career with the Organising Committee of the Albertville Winter Olympic Games before joining the advertising agency Publicis Conseil in 1992 as Group Manager and then Director of Clientele. In 1996 he joined the advertising company BDDP as Director of Clientele, and became an Associate Director in 1998 before joining the McDonald’s Group, in 2001, where he held the positions of Director of Marketing, Communication and Studies France, then Vice-President France, and finally Senior Vice-President, France & Southern Division. In 2008, he became chairman of Publicis Activ, the Group network of regional agencies, a position he occupied until 2009.
He joins Accor in January 2011; as Global Chief Marketing Officer, he is responsible for Brand Strategy, Design Strategy, Marketing, Distribution.
Dominique Esnault
Global Chief Operations Support
Dominique Esnault, 49, is a graduate of ESSEC. She began her career with Danone in 1984, as Assistant Product Manager for the Taillefine brand. In 1986, she joined the Unilever group where she successively held several positions as product manager and group manager. In 1995, she became Marketing Director, Europe, for the Hair Care Division, and Director of the “Lead Hair Innovation Center” worldwide, positions in which she was able, among other things, to supervise that category’s international development strategy. In 1999, she joined Accor as Marketing Director, Worldwide, for the Sofitel, Novotel and Mercure brands, before becoming Deputy Executive Vice-President, Deluxe and Mid-Range Hotel Marketing Worldwide (2000), Deputy Executive Vice-President, Hotel Marketing Worldwide (2003), Director of AccorWeb (2004), and Project Director, Sofitel Worldwide (2006). At the end of 2007, she took the position of CEO, Ibis France, where she is responsible for more than 380 hotels, including 245 franchised establishments and nearly 4,000 employees.
Dominique Esnault is now in charge of Group Development, Franchising, Procurement, and Technical Services & Design Management.
Pascal Quint
Corporate Secretary
Pascal Quint has a degree in Private Law from the University of Lille II, and a Master of Laws degree in European Law from the University of Exeter, in England. Born in 1957, he began his career in 1983 as a Legal Advisor at Clifford Turner in Paris. He went on to work as Corporate Legal Advisor for Lipha, and subsequently for IBM France, before being appointed as European Counsel at Corning Glass in 1988. In 1991, he joined Euro Disney as Manager, Legal Affairs, where he was promoted to the position of Director, Legal Affairs in 1992. After serving as Director, Legal Affairs of Sanofi’s Pharmacy division from 1994 to 1996, he returned to Euro Disney as Vice-President and General Counsel until 2004, when he was recruited by Cegelec as Senior Vice-President and Group General Counsel.
In September 2008, he joined Accor’s Executive Committee as Corporate Secretary and Secretary of the Board of Directors. In charge of Legal Affairs, Insurance and Risk Management, he is now adding the Audit Department to his portfolio of responsibilities.
Antoine Recher
Global Chief Human Resources Officer
Antoine Recher is 51 years old. He is a graduate of IEP Paris and holds a degree in law.
Before joining Accor, his most recent position was Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Social Policy for SERVAIR, France’s leader in airline catering and cleaning services.
From 2000 to 2008, he was International Human Resources Director for Air France where he directed the merger of the AF/KLM teams in more than one hundred countries.
Antoine started his career in Air France in 1985, as HR Manager for the Caribbean, before holding different positions within the Group as HR for operations, in France and abroad.
He joined Accor as Global Chief Human Resources Officer on October 10th, 2011.
Sophie Stabile
Global Chief Financial Officer
Sophie Stabile, 40, is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Gestion et Finances. She began her career with Deloitte, before joining Accor in 1999 to head the Group’s Consolidation and Information System Department. In 2006, she was appointed as Group Controller-General, a post in which she supervises the consolidation process, international Finance Departments and the Financial Control, Internal Audit, Group Holding Company and Financial Back-office Departments. Since May 2010, she has also in been charge of the Investor Relations, Cash Management and Tax Affairs Departments.
Sophie Stabile has been Global Chief Financial Officer since May 2010, and has been a member of Accor’s Executive Committee since August 2010. She is now also responsible for Group Information Systems.
Marc Vieilledent
Global Executive Vice President Asset Management
Marc Vieilledent, 43, is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris and a chartered accountant. He began his career at Pricewaterhouse as an external auditor. He joined Accor in 1997, where he has held the positions of Vice-President, Consolidation and Investment Control, and of Senior Vice-President, Corporate Finance and Property Management. Since 2003, he has supervised the Group’s mergers and acquisitions and asset management activities.
Marc Vieilledent has been a member of Accor’s Executive Committee since August 2010. As Global Executive Vice President Asset Management he is responsible for Asset Management & Strategy, as well as Mergers - Acquisitions.
The composition of the Executive Committee reflects the Group's operational organization.