Marc Sternagel has been promoted to VP Operations Midscale Hotels North & Central America and Caribbean at ACCOR

Marc Sternagel
Accor North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NCAC) region has announced the promotion of Marc Sternagel to vice president of operations for all midscale brands in the region. The segment encompasses all Novotel hotels in the United States and Canada, as well as Novotel properties in Panama and Mexico, and Mercure Guatemala. Marc will also contribute to development projects in the region within this segment. This is the second promotion this year for Sternagel who became vice president operations of HotelServices Novotel North America in February 2014. Sternagel joined Accor in 2003 as General Manager at Mercure Hotel Lahnstein, a 230-room midscale property in Koblenz, Germany, and then advanced to senior level positions at Novotel New York including Hotel Manager in October 2005, General Manager in March 2006, and Regional General Manager for Novotel North America in August 2013. In this role, Sternagel was honored with the General Manager of the Year Award from HSMAI in 2013. Previously, Sternagel held several management positions at hotels in his native Germany and other locations, including Resident Manager of Dorint Hotel Frankfurt, Assistant General Manager F&B at Dorint Hotel Kaiserslautern, and Food & Beverage Manager of Peppers Fairmont Resort in Sydney. Born and educated in Germany, Sternagel recently participated in the General Managers Program at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Among many accomplishments as a member of the Accor family, he ran the group's most profitable hotel in North America in 2009 and 2010, and was honored with a "Silver Bernache" for performance in 2007.

Marc Sternagel is an alumnus of Cornell | Executive and Professional Education – Class of 2012.

General Management USA & Canada United States New York New York

Accor is a world-leading hospitality group offering stays and experiences across more than 110 countries with over 5,600 hotels and resorts, 10,000 bars & restaurants, wellness facilities and flexible workspaces. The Group has one of the industry's most diverse hospitality ecosystems, encompassing around 45 hotel brands from luxury to economy, as well as Lifestyle with Ennismore.