Julie ArrowsmithFollowing 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 appointed executive vice president of Motel 6 in 2000 and has been president and COO of Motel 6/Studio 6 for the last four years. Following Bosc’s assumption of additional responsibilities, Julie Arrowsmith is promoted to senior vice president of finance for Motel 6/Studio 6. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University and joined Accor in 1995. Arrowsmith previously worked as an accountant for Deloitte and Touche.