Benjamin Cadwell appointed Chief Operating Officer, North & Central America at Accor

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Benjamin Cadwell has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer, North & Central America at Accor. The move reinforces the group’s commitment to investing in world-class leadership and building a strong future for Accor in the region, through the development of renowned brands including luxury leaders Raffles, Fairmont and Sofitel; premium standouts Swissôtel and Pullman; boutique collections such as MGallery; and midscale and economy performers, Novotel and ibis.

In his new role, Cadwell will be responsible for enhancing operational execution, elevating financial results and guest satisfaction, and building long-term value for partners and owners during a time of growth and expansion for Accor in North & Central America.

Benjamin Cadwell will have oversight for all US properties. He will also serve on the Accor North & Central America Senior Leadership Team and CODIR (Executive Committee). Cadwell had dedicated his career to the hospitality industry, cultivating significant knowledge and expertise in financial and operational oversight, investment analysis, as well as management of mergers and acquisitions for hotels and resorts.

Cadwell joined Accor from Kingdom Hotel Investments, where in his position as Executive Vice President, Asset and Investment Management, he had oversight of Kingdom’s luxury hospitality investment platform, including its owned trophy hotel assets as well as its investments in Accor and Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts.

During his 16-year tenure with Kingdom, Cadwell was involved in transactional and asset management assignments for more than 20 luxury and upper-upscale hotel investments in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia, as well as Kingdom’s hotel management company investments.

He played a key role in the $3.3 billion sale of Fairmont Raffles Hotels International and $600 million sale of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, both to Accor. Benjamin Cadwell started his career with Ernst & Young’s Hospitality Advisory Services group, and was previously a member of the Board of Directors of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts as well as Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree with distinction in Hotel Administration from Cornell University and serves on the Cornell University Council.

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