Beth Ardron has been appointed as Director of Sales and Marketing at voco Zeal Exeter Science Park

Beth Ardron has been appointed as director of sales & marketing manager of the voco Zeal Exeter Science Park, which is due to open in January 2025.

Beth Ardron

The four-star, 142-bedroom net zero carbon property is currently under construction and on schedule in week 60 of a 75-week construction programme.

Beth joins the group from Klarent Hospitality, where she was cluster director of sales for Mercure at the 98-room Mercure Exeter Rougemont and 156-room Mercure Exeter Southgate. Beth's previous experience includes sales manager at the DoubleTree by Hilton London - Chelsea and sales & marketing manager at Dunalastair Hotel Suites in Kinloch Rannoch, Pitlochry.

The voco Zeal Exeter Science Park, which achieved the BREEAM Outstanding rating at the design stage, 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.

Sales & Marketing Europe United Kingdom Exeter

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.

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.