Australia: Ascott has appointed former Quest COO David Mansfield as Ascott’s managing director for Australia.
Mansfield joined Quest Apartment Hotels as COO in July 2019, following Ascott’s acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in Quest in July 2017.
Ascott says his new role “is in alignment with Ascott taking on the role of running the Quest business with the completion of the integration of Quest as part of Ascott”.
He will be responsible for overseeing Ascott’s managed operations throughout Australia, in addition to ongoing global operations for business format franchise brand, Quest Apartment Hotels. Quest has more than hotels throughout Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the UK.
Mansfield said: “As a unified group, we will be able to drive operational efficiencies, and reap greater synergies through cross marketing and sharing of business intelligence to deliver greater value for our customers and business partners. We will leverage our greater breadth of expertise to continue to grow our presence and navigate this challenging time together with tenacity to bring Ascott to greater heights.”
