Accor Names New Board Members

Appoints Jacques Stern as SEVP and CFO

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. March 13, 2009

PARIS, France, March 12, 2009 - Meeting under the chairmanship of Gilles Pelisson on Thursday, March 12, the Accor Board of Directors approved the list of people recommended by the Compensation and Appointments Committee for election. The list will be submitted to shareholders at the Annual Meeting on May 13, 2009.

Current Board members:

• Thomas J. Barrack, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Colony Capital LLC.

• Sebastien Bazin, Chief Executive Officer Europe of Colony Capital SAS.

• Philippe Citerne, Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Societe Generale.

• Gabriele Galateri di Genola, Chairman of Telecom Italia SpA.

• Gilles Pelisson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Accor.

• Alain Quinet, Vice President Finance and Strategy and Member of the Executive Committee of Caisse des Depots et Consignations.

• Franck Riboud, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Danone.

• Patrick Sayer, Chairman of the Executive Board of Eurazeo.

New Board members:

• Jean-Paul Bailly, Chairman of the French Post Office (Groupe La Poste), will bring his experience in leading major mass market-oriented companies (i.e. the Paris Transit Authority, RATP) or managing large networks focused on human services (the French Post Office).

• Denis Hennequin, President, McDonald's Europe, will bring his international expertise in franchising and managing a vast chain of restaurants, a business quite similar to economy hotels.

• Bertrand Meheut, Chairman and CEO of Canal+ Group, will bring his background in manufacturing and as the Chairman of a well-known European media group close to major social issues such as culture, young people and sports.

A fourth representative of the Colony/Eurazeo concert group will also be recommended to shareholders for election:

• Virginie Morgon, Executive Board Member of Eurazeo.

The new Board will be therefore composed of 12 members and according to Afep/Medef recommendations, its governance will respect a balance between independent and non-independent members. Upon election, the new Board will determine whether each Board member is independent or not. The future Board will be structured around three committees:

• The Audit and Risks Committee.

• The Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee.

• The Investments Committee, which will review any proposed acquisitions or disposals whose value exceeds EUR100 million.

In light of the future Board's smaller size, the Group's major strategic initiatives will be directly discussed by the Board members.

In addition, a Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors will be appointed from among the independent members, as Lead Independent Director, in charge of relationships with shareholders who are not represented on the Board.