Accor Announced The New Appointment

Shelley Richards

　　Accor has announced the appointment of Shelley Richards to the role of General Manger of Hobart’s biggest multipurpose dual hotel and conference development.

　　Shelley will oversee the operations of both the historic 1834 Mercure Hadleys Hobart Hotel as well as its newly opened 21st Century apartment extension – Grand Mercure Hobart Central Apartments.

　　Hobart-born and raised, Shelley has more than twenty years of experience within the hospitality industry, including a previous four year stint at Mercure Hadleys Hobart Hotel as Front Office Manager.

　　After more than fifteen years working in Melbourne’s hospitality circuit, Shelley is looking forward to returning home to Hobart during a time of new confidence in the Island State’s tourism industry.

　　“With air capacity and domestic travel set to improve, it’s an exciting time to be coming home to Hobart. Hadleys is one of Tasmania’s and Australia’s best known heritage hotels and one that I have a personal connection with.

　　I’m looking forward to taking the hotel into a new era and I’m confident that the new Grand Mercure Apartments extension and conference offering will really energise Hobart’s city centre and greatly increase the hotel’s position and reputation in the market place,” she said.

　　Prior to working at Accor, Shelley held key General Manager roles within the Mantra and Mirvac Hotel groups and was most recently the General Manager of the Citigate Melbourne Hotel.