Sirène Le Norcy has been appointed cluster human resources director for two IHG Hotels & Resorts properties in France – the five-star InterContinental Chantilly Château Mont Royal and Hôtel Paris Marne La Vallée. Effective February 2026, the appointment marks her return to the Chantilly region, where she previously held a senior HR leadership role for three years.
Le Norcy brings close to two decades of hospitality HR experience to the dual-property remit. Her career in the sector began in 2007 at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, where she joined the Sheraton Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Hotel. She went on to hold positions of increasing responsibility, including a three-year tenure as human resources director at the Auberge du Jeu de Paume in Chantilly from 2012 to 2015 – a 92-room Relais & Châteaux five-star property situated within the prestigious Domaine de Chantilly.
Her subsequent move to Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts and Vienna House saw her navigate one of the more complex HR challenges in European hospitality. She managed a fusion-restructuring programme spanning three properties totalling 1,200 rooms – a period that coincided with wider brand consolidation across the European hotel landscape, including Vienna House’s eventual acquisition by Wyndham Hotels & Resorts in 2022.
More recently, Le Norcy served as a senior HR consultant and outsourced HR director at TOP’S Consult, where she led projects across the hospitality and service industries. Her portfolio included deployment work for Provalliance, the Paris-headquartered global leader in professional hairdressing, which operates more than 3,500 salons and boutiques across 35 countries under brands such as Franck Provost and Jean Louis David. This consulting phase sharpened what she describes as a dual competence – blending operational HR management with strategic advisory.
Le Norcy holds a postgraduate qualification (Bac+5) in human resources management and is trilingual in French, English and literary Arabic – a combination that positions her well within IHG’s multicultural operating environment. She has also contributed to hospitality education, having taught HR management at both the Vatel Institute and the Centre de Formation Alain Ducasse, two of France’s most respected hospitality training institutions.
The Chantilly posting is familiar ground. Le Norcy had already been serving as outsourced HR director at the InterContinental Chantilly Château Mont Royal since March 2025, making the transition to a permanent cluster role a natural progression. The property itself is a Louis XVI-style château set within the forests of the Hauts-de-France region, roughly 40 minutes from Paris and 20 minutes from Charles de Gaulle Airport. Following a comprehensive renovation, it opened under the InterContinental brand in 2024 with 109 guest rooms and suites, two restaurants, a Biologique Recherche spa and 11 meeting rooms. It was IHG’s third luxury opening in France in five years, joining InterContinental Lyon – Hôtel Dieu and Kimpton Paris St Honoré.
The Marne-la-Vallée assignment presents a markedly different challenge. The hotel – formerly a Radisson Blu property – is undergoing a complete transformation and rebranding as Crowne Plaza Paris – Marne-la-Vallée, in partnership with Danish real estate firm Proark. The 250-room property, located in Magny-le-Hongre just 10 minutes from Disneyland Paris, will close for several months of renovation work before reopening in the second half of 2026 with indoor and outdoor pools, a wellness area, two restaurants and a 1,200-square-metre MICE facility with 32 modular meeting rooms.
Managing the human side of a hotel closure, workforce transition and brand relaunch is precisely the kind of challenge Le Norcy’s career has prepared her for. Her experience steering restructuring programmes at Vienna House and her consulting work on organisational transformation will be central to ensuring a smooth transition for both staff and operations at the Marne-la-Vallée site.
The appointment arrives at a moment of significant momentum for IHG globally. The group reported record results for 2025, with operating profit from reportable segments rising 13 per cent and adjusted earnings per share climbing 16 per cent. Total revenue reached $5.19 billion, and the company surpassed one million open rooms across more than 6,700 hotels worldwide. IHG also launched its 21st brand – Noted Collection – and completed the acquisition of urban lifestyle brand Ruby, further expanding its portfolio across premium and lifestyle segments.
In France, IHG continues to build its footprint with more than 70 open hotels and a further 10 in development, including the Crowne Plaza conversion at Marne-la-Vallée and the brand debut of its Vignette Collection in Théoule-sur-Mer. The group’s EMEAA region posted RevPAR growth of 4.6 per cent for the full year 2025, outperforming all other regions in the portfolio.
Le Norcy’s cluster appointment reflects a broader industry trend toward consolidating HR leadership across multiple properties to drive consistency, efficiency and talent development at a regional level. For IHG, the pairing of a heritage luxury château with a property undergoing full-scale brand transformation under a single HR director signals confidence in the appointee’s ability to navigate both brand excellence and change management simultaneously.
