NEW YORK—AccorHotels has named Mark Purcell its VP of development, North America. In this role, he will be responsible for driving AccorHotels’ development in North America, based here. This appointment was effective as of June 1, 2017.
Purcell brings over 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry focused in the areas of acquisitions and development, finance and operations. He previously led a regional development team for Starwood Hotels & Resorts as VP of development. Purcell and his team secured management and franchise agreements on more than 100 hotel projects valued at over $10 billion that added more than 30,000 rooms to the Starwood system across all product types.
He began his career with Interstate Hotels and Resorts in 1988, working at three different Marriott hotels. He joined the corporate office in 1994 where he held several positions of progressing responsibility including corporate financial analyst, director of business development and feasibility, and VP, acquisitions and development before joining Starwood in 2005.