Hybrid Lunch Meeting
Speaker Clive Scott, AM Sofitel General Manager Sofitel Melbourne On Collins
Topic The Interdependency of Arts Revival & Hospitality in Melbourne
Venue No 35 Sofitel Melbourne on Collins & Online via ZOOM
Register https://events.humanitix.com/rotary-melb-4-may
Thanks to everyone who has come back to our face to face meetings. We know members and guests have really enjoyed the opportunity to reconnect and re-energise the Club through fellowship and working together.
Background
Clive Scott has worked in the hotel industry for more than 40 years, starting his 5 star hotel career at the Hilton on the Park in Melbourne while studying at university.
He has a Diploma in Hotel Management and a Degree in Economics and worked for the Hilton chain for 21 years in places such as Sydney, Cairns, Thailand, Korea and Japan. Many of these overseas locations were in senior Food and Beverage positions.
Clive has also spent time as the General Manager, Human Resources, for the Accor group of hotels (Australia/New Zealand/Japan), and is regarded as one of Accor’s most experienced General Managers in the Asia Pacific Region, having managed the Novotel Twin Waters Resort, Novotel and Hotel Ibis, Sydney Olympic Park, Western Sydney Hotels Accor, and the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth.
In 2005, Clive returned to his hometown of Melbourne as General Manager of Sofitel Melbourne On Collins. Clive has worked for Accor Hotels for 26 years.
He is actively involved in Melbourne’s business and arts community. He is on the Board of The Oceania Foundation, is Chairman of the Georges Mora Fellowship, is Chairman of the Department of Management and Marketing Advisory Board at the University of Melbourne, and has held the positon of Chairman of Judges for the Melbourne Awards since 2016. He also is a member of the Hope Street Youth and Family Services Corporate Advisory Board, Chairman of the Finucane & Smith Advisory Board and a member of the Melbourne Prize Trust Board.
Clive has been honoured with the Gold Tourism Medal from the French Minister of Tourism for his contribution to tourism development between France and Australia. He was awarded the 2013 Silver Bernache in the category of Respect/Social Responsibility by AccorHotels, and in 2015 was made an honourary member of Les Clefs d’Or Australia. In the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his services to hospitality and the arts.
