Lia Prendergast has been appointed as Vice President of Expansion, Europe and the Middle East at PRISM (formerly Oravel Stays Ltd.)
Global hospitality technology company PRISM today announced the appointment of Lia Prendergast as Vice President of Expansion, Europe and the Middle East. In this role, Prendergast will focus on developing and scaling PRISM’s upscale aparthotel and hotel portfolio across the region through long-term lease structures and acquisitions. She will work closely with the company’s senior global leadership team to build and expand PRISM’s operated hospitality platform across Europe and the Middle East.
Prendergast brings significant hospitality, operational and real estate experience to PRISM. Most recently, she advised hospitality company Bob W on European expansion. Prior to this, she served as Managing Director of Real Estate, EMEA and General Manager for the UK & Ireland at Sonder. During her time at Sonder, she helped scale the EMEA platform to approximately 2,700 live units across seven countries, with EMEA becoming the company’s strongest-performing and most profitable region globally.
Prendergast holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and previously held strategy roles at McArthurGlen Group, Tesco PLC and PwC. Based in London, she will focus on expanding PRISM’s footprint across key gateway and high-growth urban markets throughout Europe and the Middle East.