Frank Reul

Bio:

Frank is the current Head of Development for Accor Eco, Midscale & Premium Brands in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Italy, and Greece.

He has extensive experience in hotel management and operations. He began his career in 1988 in Brussels and Bruges, Belgium, in senior operational roles at Accor. He was quickly promoted to Director of Food and Beverage at the Novotel Sheremetyevo-2 in Moscow, Russia, in 1992.
 
After spending three years in Moscow, he moved back to London and began his ten-year career in the United Kingdom with Accor. He started as Operations Manager at one of the busiest Novotels at Heathrow Airport. He then held several General Manager positions across the United Kingdom, including Novotel Preston, Novotel Southampton, Novotel Milton Keynes, and Novotel Bristol Centre.
In 2006, he moved to Turkey, where he directed and managed one of the key hotels in Istanbul, the Novotel Istanbul. He later spent two years as General Manager at Novotel Trabzon.

After more than 20 years of service at AccorHotels, he was appointed Area General Manager for Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. From 2014, he became Area General Manager for Romania, Bulgaria, and Macedonia, where he oversaw operations and development, including in the Balkans and Croatia. Since September 2017, he has served as Head of Development Orbis/AccorHotels for Eastern Europe, and since 2018, he has held the position of VP Development Accor Eastern Europe.

He is fluent in Dutch, English, and French, and also speaks German. He is an avid fan of history, wine, and Arsenal.