Recently appointed Motel 6 CEO Jim Amorosia will be assisted in his task by Alan Rabinowitz, who is promoted to the position of executive vice president, director of business affairs and general secretary in charge of strategic operations for Motel 6/Studio 6. Rabinowitz earned a law degree from Forham University Law School and joined Accor North America in 1991.

Following Olivier Poirot’s decision to leave his positions to join another company, Jim Amorosia is appointed chief executive officer of Motel 6 and Studio 6 from October 3, 2011. Amorosia has an MBA from the Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and started his career with Motel 6 in 1985 as regional marketing director and went on to occupy a series of strategic positions. He was ...

Following Olivier Poirot’s decision to leave his positions to join another company, Jim Amorosia is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Motel 6 and Studio 6 from October 3, 2011. Jim Amorosia has an MBA from the University of Arizona. He started his career with Motel 6 in 1985 as Regional Marketing Director and went on to occupy a series of strategic positions. He was appointed Executive Vice Pr...

In her new role, Taylor joins the ANA executive committee and will lead the company’s real estate, development, asset management and technical services departments. Taylor will continue ANA’s commitment to property excellence by leading priorities and initiatives related to property renovation, capital expenditure management, property maintenance, ADA compliance and energy reduction. Taylor bega...

Motel 6 announces the appointment of Lance Miceli as Chief Marketing Officer for Motel 6/Studio 6. In this role, Miceli will lead all aspects of marketing, branding, sales, distribution, quality and public relations for Motel 6/Studio 6 in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. He will also serve on the Accor North America Executive Committee. An experienced marketing and advertising executive with more t...

Stafford joined the Accor legal team in May 2007 as Senior Counsel, Contracts Management. Over the past three years, Stafford has demonstrated not only her technical expertise but her ability to lead and partner with her colleagues to successfully negotiate numerous strategic national contracts. Most recently, Stafford assumed responsibility for legal support to franchise development and operatio...

In less than two years, Swoger made significant progress on Accor’s energy and sustainability programs. She piloted the Green Key Certification program in 2010, which will expand to all corporate locations and franchises in 2011. Swoger led the company’s first location-level energy incentive program, “Phoenix My Break Room,” which resulted in $200,000 in energy savings and rebates. Swoger worked ...

Schaeffer joined the Franchise Development team in 2005, taking over the challenging Northeast U.S. territory. In six years, Schaeffer led the development of more than 75 hotels in the formerly unsuccessful territory using a variety of techniques to attract new franchisees, including the development of downtown locations. Active in the Asian American Hotel Owner’s Association (AAHOA) and the Nati...

Samson started his career in North America as a pastry chef at Sofitel Miami. He joined the IT Accor Business & Leisure team as IT support in 2002, and has since assumed roles of increasing responsibility. Samson has demonstrated his ability to successfully manage a department and provide Sofitel, Novotel and Ibis hotels with outstanding service, supporting more than 1,000 systems 24 hours a day,...

In six years with Accor, Mony has proven his ability to execute and get results within the franchise organization. Mony was instrumental in the improvement of the Franchise Approval Committee presentation, which resulted in 100% approval of all deals submitted in 2010. He was responsible for the enhancement of franchise reporting mechanisms and the creation of analytical tools that ensure higher ...

Henrich joined the Accor legal team in April 2005. In over five years with the company, Henrich has successfully managed legal matters in a variety of disciplines including contracts, immigration, benefits and real estate. In 2010, Henrich partnered with numerous constituents, including the procurement department and operations to successfully conclude the negotiation of several strategic nationa...

Bhanot joined Accor in 2004 and was an Area Manager for Motel 6 prior to joining Franchise Operations in 2007. Bhanot has proven his ability to execute and get results as his hotels and continues to meet and exceed the quality and financial goals set for the brand. In his new role, Bhanot will lead one of two divisions of Franchise Operations and will serve as a liaison to the subsidiary operatio...

Taylor joined Accor North America in 1998 as manager of real estate and development, was promoted to director in 2002, and named vice president in 2006. During her tenure at ANA, Taylor has been instrumental in the company’s initiative to transition company-owned location to franchises, successfully transitioning more than 50 properties since 2008. She was part of the task force that developed ...

Vidal-Brown’s duties also include providing strategic direction in areas of training and development, change management and organizational effectiveness. She will also play an important role in furthering and promoting unity among all company levels and departments, from employees at headquarters, to the more than 1,000 individual hotel properties in the Accor North America network. A seasoned an...

Moore’s duties include leading Motel 6’s first new construction project in eight years as well as the development of the brand’s new “Phoenix” prototype – which broke ground last month in Dallas. Moore is responsible for leading the company’s upcoming new construction projects and executing the extensive nationwide renovation process of Motel 6 properties to the exciting new Motel 6 room design....

Palmer’s duties include the development and execution of all communications campaigns, including development of advertising campaign content, execution of all media planning and buying, and directing all online initiatives. Palmer is also in charge of sales and general revenue generation at Motel 6. In addition, Palmer is responsible for working with the brands’ president and CEO to provide strat...