Patrick Laurent holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the Faculté libre d'Economie et de Droit de Paris and a Post Graduate Degree in Industrial Development and Project Evaluation from the University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Patrick has more than 20 years of experience in Finance. He began his career with the Alstom group, where he fulfilled executive financial positions in various countries (Brazil, Singapore, Turkey, Algeria) as well as at the headquarters in Paris. In 2016, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Alstom Transport Latin America based in Sao Paulo.

He joined Accor in 2018 as Senior Vice-President Group Control, in charge of Financial Planning and Analysis, Consolidation, Finance IS, Internal Control and Accounting of Accor SA.

In January 2023, Patrick joined Accor’s Premium, Midscale & Economy Executive Committee as the division’s Chief Financial Officer.