Anne Legrand Anne Legrand has been named general manager of the five-star, 245-bedroom St Pancras Renaissance hotel, taking over from Gareth Banner. A graduate from La Sorbonne University, Legrand headed up the Courtyard by Marriott Paris Neuilly between 2002 and 2006 after which she was general manager the Renaissance Paris Vendôme hotel. She led the Renaissance Paris Le Parc Trocadero hotel from May 2011 before taking on the Marriott Paris Champs Elysées. Legrans said that it was a privilege to be joining the hotel, which opened in 2011.