Olivier Daguzan has been named Chief Operating Officer (COO) for AccorHotels’ HotelInvest division in the UK. He will take on the role in addition to heading the division in Benelux which he already manages.

Olivier has been with AccorHotels for over 15 years, most recently as COO HotelInvest Benelux and Switzerland. In his new role he will have overall responsibility for building HotelInvest’s portfolio of assets in the UK and Benelux by selecting key sites and ensuring value within existing properties.

HotelInvest is tasked with developing AccorHotels’ owned portfolio of hotels. This comprises optimisation of the ownership structure of its existing portfolio to ensure maximum profitability; managing its assets by investing in renovations, refurbishments or extensions; and developing the AccorHotels portfolio by buying hotels or building new ones.  UK properties recently added to its portfolio include a 231-room ibis which opened in Cambridge in September 2016; a 196-room ibis at Canning Town, London, scheduled to open this year; and the Novotel Canary Wharf, a £90m investment which at 39 storeys will be the world’s tallest Novotel.

Olivier will report into John Ozinga, Chief Executive Officer of HotelInvest globally.