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Sofitel Sydney Wentworth hotel has welcomed a new senior management team, including a new General Manager, Director of Sales & Marketing and Executive Assistant Manager.

New General Manager, Frenchman Marc Cherrier, joins the iconic hotel in Sydney after 19 years in senior management roles in Asia, most recently as General Manager of the popular Novotel Peace hotel in the Beijing and prior to that, General Manager at the Novotel Xinhua Wuhan.

No stranger to the luxury Sofitel brand, Mr Cherrier was also based for a time at the five-star Sofitel Central Hua Hin Resort in Thailand as Resident Manager. Before his lengthy residency in Asia – including roles in Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao and Hangzhou on mainland China - Mr Cherrier was based in the United States and London.

Sofitel Sydney Wentworth has welcomed Jakki Temple to the position of Director of Sales & Marketing. Ms Temple joins the Sofitel team from her role as Director of Sales & Marketing for the Accor Group’s stable of Darling Harbour hotels, incorporating the Ibis, Novotel and Grand Mercure Apartments. Prior to this, Ms Temple was responsible for Sales & Marketing for Accor’s Sydney Olympic Park hotel precinct during the busy Sydney 2000 Olympic Games period.

Michael Daviss has been appointed Assistant Executive Manager for Sofitel Sydney Wentworth. Mr Daviss has worked with Accor Hotels and Resorts for 10 years, previously General Manager of the All Seasons Northern Territory, the Novotel Darling Harbour, and in the luxury sector working with Accor and Sofitel Hotels and Resorts in French Polynesia.

Sofitel Sydney Wentworth is back at the top of Sydney’s five-star hotel list, winning the title of “Deluxe Hotel of the Year” in the 2008 Australian Hotel Association (NSW) Awards after a $10 million revitalisation.

A long-time institution in Sydney, the Wentworth upgraded more than 100 rooms and suites to Club Sofitel status, while the hotel’s entire fifth floor has been redeveloped to create a stylish executive lounge called ‘Club Sofitel’, and a spectacular new restaurant Garden Court, both curved around the urban oasis of the hotel’s rooftop courtyard.