Novotel is a mid-scale hotel brand within the Accor hotels group, typically slotting between the Mercure and Pullman brands. Novotel has over 470 hotels and resorts in 61 countries, ideally located in the heart of major international cities, business districts and tourist destinations. Novotel opened its first hotel in 1967 in Lille Lesquin, France. Sébastien Bazin is the member of AccorHotels' board since 2005, he was appointed as Chairman and CEO of the Group in August 2013.