THO Thistle Hotels

RNS Number:9778J
Thistle Hotels PLC
4 May 2000


                     THISTLE BOARD APPOINTMENTS

Thistle  Hotels Plc has today announced the appointment  of  Stephen
Young  and  Stuart Burnett as Finance Director and  Chief  Operating
Officer  respectively  of  Thistle  Hotels.   They  replace  Hartley
Sutcliffe  and  Andrew Bould.  Stephen Young  joins  the  Board  and
Hartley  Sutcliffe steps down on 30 May 2000.  Stuart Burnett  joins
the Board and Andrew Bould steps down on 15 May 2000.

In  welcoming  the  two new Executive Directors to  the  Board,  Ian
Burke,  Chief Executive Officer of Thistle Hotels said "Thistle  has
made  good progress in the last two years and the Board is  grateful
for  the  contributions of Hartley and Andrew and wish them well  in
the  future.   The new appointments reflect the requirement  of  the
business   going  forward.   Stephen  Young  and  Stuart   Burnett's
background  will  help  us  to build the business  and  improve  its
performance further."

Stephen  Young  (aged 44) who joins as Finance  Director,  was  most
recently Group Finance Director of the Automobile Association  (AA).
Prior  to joining the AA he was Group Financial Controller for seven
years at EMI Group Plc.  During his early career, he had spells with
Ford, Mars Confectionery and Grand Metropolitan Plc, in a variety of
finance  roles.   He is a mathematics graduate and a Fellow  of  the
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Stuart  Burnett (aged 52) who joins as Chief Operating  Officer  has
twenty  years  experience in the hotel industry.  For the  past  ten
years,  he  was  a  member of the Executive  Committee  and  Finance
Director  of  Mandarin  Oriental Hotel Group  based  in  Hong  Kong.
Before  joining  Mandarin Oriental, he was General Manager  of  E.G.
Abela  Management  with operational responsibility  for  hotels  and
restaurants  in  Europe and the USA, a role that he undertook  after
four  years  with  Forte in the UK.  He has an  MBA  from  Cranfield
Business  School  and  is  a Fellow of the  Institute  of  Chartered
Accountants.

For further information:

Thistle Hotels Plc                   020 7723 0101
Ian Burke, Chief Executive

Hogarth Partnership Limited          020 7357 9477
Nick Denton


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