Kristin Taylor Named Vice President Of Real Estate & Development For Accor North America
CARROLLTON, Texas | Accor North America, one of the world’s largest hotel chain owner and operators in North America, announces the promotion of Kristin Taylor to Vice President of Real Estate and Development. Taylor is responsible for all real estate asset management activities for Accor North America’s approximately 1,000 company-owned and leased properties. In 2006, Taylor’s responsibilities were expanded to include the development of the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands, and she will play a critical role in the growth of these brands in the future. One of Taylor’s first assignments in this new role will be to head up the task force charged with designing the Next Generation Motel 6.
Taylor joined Accor North America in 1998 as Manager of Real Estate & Development and was promoted to Director in 2002. Prior to joining Accor, she was the Corporate Controller for the International Group of ClubCorp. Taylor graduated from the University of Arkansas with a BSBA in Finance and Banking. In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant, Taylor currently serves on the City of Carrollton’s Planning and Zoning commission as First Vice Chair and is a member of the American Planning Association (APA).
Headquartered in Dallas (Carrollton), Texas, Accor North America operates more than 1,200 upscale and economy properties including nationwide economy leaders Red Roof Inn, Studio 6 and Motel 6 and the upscale Sofitel and mid-scale Novotel and Ibis hotel locations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit .
About Accor Worldwide
Accor, European leader in hotels and tourism, global leader in corporate services, operates in nearly 100 countries with 160,000 employees. It offers to its individual and corporate clients nearly 40 years of expertise in its two core businesses:
- Hotels, with the Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure, Suitehotel, Ibis, Red Roof Inn, Etap Hotel, Formule 1 and Motel 6 brands: over 4,000 hotels and 475,000 rooms in 90 countries, as well as strategically related activities, such as Lenôtre;
- Services to corporate clients and public institutions: 21 million people in 35 countries benefit from Accor Services products – meal and food vouchers, people care, incentive and loyalty programs.
Laura Rojo-Eddy
PR
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Accor North America
