Marcus Hanna joins La Vie after almost two decades with Accor hotels, most recently as Vice President Operations Pacific, Sofitel, MGallery and Emblems. He has worked in Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane, as well as in London, Malta, San Francisco and Singapore, where he was Managing Director for Fairmont Singapore and Swissôtel The Stamford.

His career started at Sydney’s pioneering luxury hotel, The Regent, while he was completing a Hospitality Management course and also pursuing a sporting career in rowing, winning the Australian Champion title many times over and being selected to represent the country on four occasions, twice at the World Championships.

In 1995, Marcus joined InterContinental Sydney before venturing abroad to InterContinental London, Malta, and San Francisco. He returned to Australia almost a decade later and resumed his Australian hospitality career at Sofitel Melbourne. He has opened and operated many award-winning hotels and worked as Project Manager for Sofitel on the opening of the Qantas First Class Lounges in Sydney and Melbourne.