Accor Pacific has appointed David Young as Chief
Sustainability Officer and Director of ESG.
David has extensive ESG, commercial and
operational experience gained over many years from working in the
travel industry in Australia, New Zealand, Asia and UK.
Prior to joining Accor, David worked with the
oneworld alliance as Global Program Director Sustainability and
was previously the Executive Manager of Sustainability and ESG at
the Qantas Group.
Over the last 20 years, David has held senior
operating roles with Qantas as Executive Manager Commercial at
Qantas Loyalty, and Chief Operating Officer Qantas Catering and
Inflight Services.
He also spent 7 years in London as a Board
Member and Executive Director of the listed Journey Group Plc, a
global travel catering and supply company.
Currently a Director of
YHA Australia and a Trustee of the Golden Stave Foundation, David
is the former President of the Aviation Sustainability Forum.
“Sustainability
is redefining Accor’s business model and shaping a new way of
traveling. We are pursuing an integrated business approach in the
way we manage our ESG activities and our interactions with our
people, guests, suppliers, partners, clients and communities,”
said Sarah Derry, CEO Accor Pacific. “David is a subject matter expert with strong
leadership skills, his vision for sustainability will make an
outsize impact.”
Accor Pacific recently entered into a strategic
partnership with Ecotourism Australia to certify all Accor hotels,
apartments and resorts across Australia and the Pacific as
Sustainable Tourism certified businesses.
From luxury to economy, Accor has 20 international
brands across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and French Polynesia,
including Handwritten Collection, Sofitel, MGallery, Art Series,
Pullman, Swissôtel, Mövenpick, Mondrian, Grand Mercure, Peppers,
The Sebel, Mantra, Novotel, Mercure, BreakFree, ibis, ibis Styles,
ibis budget and Ennismore’s SO/ and TRIBE.
In total, Accor has approximately 400 hotels,
apartments and resorts in the region.
