Ennismore, Accor’s lifestyle hospitality division, has promoted Sylvain Pasdeloup to the role of chief operating officer, APAC – Brand Operations, effective January 2026. Based in Singapore, Pasdeloup brings more than 20 years of luxury hospitality experience to the position, including three years within the Ennismore organisation during which he helped define the group’s growth trajectory across one of the world’s most dynamic and fast-evolving hospitality markets.
His promotion follows a period of sustained regional expansion that has firmly established Ennismore as one of Asia-Pacific’s most active lifestyle hospitality operators. Since joining in 2023, Pasdeloup has led the signing of 22 hotel deals representing 5,700 keys across the APAC region – a track record that speaks directly to the operational credibility and commercial acumen he now brings to the chief operating role.
In his new position, Pasdeloup will have oversight of people, brands, hotel performance and group profitability across the entirety of the APAC region. His mandate centres on cultivating operational excellence, strengthening owner and partner relationships, and driving long-term value creation as Ennismore’s regional portfolio continues to scale rapidly. He will work in close alignment with Ennismore’s global leadership and Accor’s wider operational infrastructure.
The appointment comes at a defining moment for Ennismore globally. The group has surpassed 200 hotel openings – a milestone that represents more than 50 per cent portfolio growth in just four years – and is targeting over 35 further hotel openings and more than 20 food and beverage venues in 2026 across the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Within the APAC region specifically, 2026 will see Hyde open properties in both Bali and Perth, while Rixos makes its Asian debut with a 1,700-room resort on Hon Thom Island in Vietnam. The region remains among the group’s most productive development corridors, making the COO role one of considerable strategic importance.
Pasdeloup joined Ennismore in 2023 as vice president, operations for South-East Asia, Japan and Korea, stepping into the lifestyle sector after a long and highly decorated career at Accor. His three years in the VP role were defined by a steady cadence of landmark openings: Mondrian Hong Kong, Mondrian Singapore and SO/ Maldives all launched in 2023, with 25hours Jakarta following in 2024. The momentum continued through 2025 with three strategic takeovers – Kuredhivaru Maldives, Grand Seminyak Bali and Hyde Melbourne – alongside new openings at Mondrian Gold Coast, 25hours Sydney and Jo&Joe Auckland. Taken together, these openings reflect both the breadth of Ennismore’s brand portfolio in the region and Pasdeloup’s ability to manage complexity across varied markets and property types.
Prior to joining Ennismore, Pasdeloup spent 15 years with Accor, where he built his reputation across general management, area leadership and food and beverage roles in some of the group’s highest-profile Asian properties. He served as general manager of the Sofitel Bali Nusa Dua Beach Resort from 2015 to 2023, a lengthy and impactful tenure that yielded 12 international awards in 2016 alone and saw the resort’s TripAdvisor ranking improve from 22nd to 11th position. Recognised for the turnaround he engineered at the property, he was promoted to area general manager for Bali and Lombok, taking on oversight of 25 hotels and leading the opening of Raffles Bali in 2020. Earlier roles within Accor saw him serve as food and beverage director at Sofitel properties in Mumbai, Brisbane and Paris – grounding him in the operational and culinary disciplines that underpin luxury hotel performance.
Pasdeloup holds an MBA in International Hospitality Management from ESSEC Business School, completed in 2007, and an undergraduate degree from the Lycée Hôtelier d’Occitanie in Toulouse – an education rooted in the classical traditions of French hospitality that has informed his management style throughout a career spanning three continents.
Ennismore was established as a joint venture between Sharan Pasricha’s Ennismore and Accor in 2021, with Accor holding a majority share. The group operates as an autonomous entity and houses a diverse collection of lifestyle brands including The Hoxton, Mondrian, SLS, Delano, Hyde, 25hours, SO/, Mama Shelter and Rixos, among others. Its APAC presence has grown considerably in recent years, with Australia, South-East Asia and the Indian Ocean emerging as key focal points for brand expansion and owner partnerships.
“APAC is a region defined by diversity, creativity and dynamism,” Pasdeloup said of his new appointment. “I look forward to continuing this journey – working closely with our partners and alongside Ennismore and Accor’s global teams – to build what comes next, together.”
With a 2026 pipeline that reaches from Vietnam to Western Australia, and a regional team now led by an executive who has been instrumental in building the APAC operation from the ground up, Ennismore’s Asia-Pacific chapter appears firmly set for its next phase.
