Accor today announces that Omer Acar has been appointed as CEO of Raffles & Orient Express. His appointment will be effective March 1st, 2023.
An eminent specialist in luxury hospitality, Omer is a respected leader with high standards and an in-depth knowledge of the world of luxury. He will bring Accor his substantial expertise and overall passion for brands and help Raffles and Orient Express shine ever brighter worldwide and further expand.
Omer will be based in New York. He will be reporting directly to Sébastien Bazin on the Luxury & Lifestyle Executive Committee and will work closely alongside the other brand CEOs of the division. Omer will also assume responsibility for representing Accor in the North American market to enhance the Group’s reach and recognition in the United States.
Omer Acar holds degrees from Hotel Institute Montreux and Hawaii Pacific University and a certificate from Cornell University. He started his career at Four Seasons in various operational positions at several hotels in the United States and Egypt. He moved to Harrods in England as Group Director of Food & Beverage in 2005, was appointed General Manager of the Ritz in Paris in 2006, and then moved to the Royal Monceau Raffles in the same capacity in 2011. He joined Katara Hospitality in 2014 as Managing Director for Europe and the Americas. He supervised 18 hotels, including the Plaza in New York, Peninsula in Paris, Carlton in Cannes, Excelsior in Rome, Grosvenor House and Savoy in London.
