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Appointment General Management

Barnaby Kean has been appointed as General Manager at voco Zeal Exeter Science Park

Barnaby Kean has been appointed as general manager overseeing the opening of the voco Zeal Exeter Science Park.

voco Hotels
Exeter, United Kingdom
Barnaby Kean

The four-star, 142-bedroom property, which is currently under construction, is due to open in January 2025.

voco Zeal Exeter Science Park will be located adjacent to J29 of the M5 Motorway and less than a mile away from Exeter airport. The hotel will be operated by Valor Hospitality and will join IHG's network as the group's first ever net zero carbon hotel.

The building, which achieved the BREEAM Outstanding rating at the design stage, is currently on schedule in week 49 of a 75-week construction programme.

Kean joins the group from Klarent Hospitality, where he was a general manager. He has previously worked with the Zeal Hotels team and has extensive experience with IHG brands, including at the Holiday Inn Guildford, where the hotel was awarded hotel of the year in 2015.

General Management Europe United Kingdom Exeter
voco Hotels
Hotel Brand

Drawing on our years of experience in delivering True Hospitality, voco Hotels, gives people a different choice. Hotels that are reliable enough to depend on, but different enough to be fun. Our new family of hotels are connected by their individual characters, that make memorable travel dependable. Unstuffy hotels, where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with relaxing. Hotels that stand out from the crowd.

Zeal Hotels
Hotel GroupManagement Company

Established in 2012, Zeal Hotels has the specific aim of acquiring strategic hotel sites, developing the hotels and maintaining ownership of the assets. Motivated to reduce a hotel’s carbon emissions through the construction process, as well as operations, Zeal Hotels has launched a new brand, targeting carbon net zero, with the first UK site acquired at Exeter Science Park to be operated under a franchise agreement with IHG.