Virginie Sido has been appointed Advertising,
Publishing and Visual Identity Department Manager within the Accor Corporate
Communications. She replaces Suzanne Matsakis who manages Communications for
the Group`s Leisure and Tourism Division.
Virginie Sido`s mission will be to enhance Accor`s awarness and image, especially
through advertising campaigns and external publications (“Accor le Magazine”, annual
reports, etc.). She will be entrusted with ensuring the coherence and strengthing of
Accor`s visual identity (endorsements, signage, digital photo library, etc.) within the
Group.
In these fields, she will work in close cooperation with the Communication and
Marketing Departments in the Accor Divisions, as well as the Group’s Internet.
Virginie Sido, 35, holds a diploma from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce of
Tours/Poitiers. She began her career with Novotel, as a Product Manager, and then as
the head of Marketing/Communication. In 1997, she took over the Management of
Promotions, Publishing and Multimedia for Sofitel, Novotel and Mercure. Since the end
of 1999, she has been in charge of Marketing & Communication Management for
E-Commerce & Internet activities in Hotels and Tourism.
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